This is the latest example of the Republican Party of Texas spending its resources attacking its own members.
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This week, multiple Republicans received text messages from Republican Party Chair Abraham George, calling for them to “unite” behind Burrows’ opponent, Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield. The text messages come amid an intra-party fight over the speakership that has only intensified since earlier this month, when Cook won the endorsement of the House GOP Caucus and then Burrows announced that he had enough bipartisan support in the 150-member chamber to win.
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