State Rep. Jay Dean vows to fight attempts to kick him off ballot as some Gregg GOP members urge support for Cook as speaker

State Rep. Jay Dean is under fire from fellow Republicans for endorsing Rep. Dustin Burrows as the next Speaker of the Texas House, defying the Republican Caucus’s nomination of Rep. David Cook. Despite censure threats and potential ballot exclusion, Dean remains resolute, vowing to fight any illegal attempts to remove him.

State Rep. Jay Dean vows to fight attempts to kick him off ballot as some Gregg GOP members urge support for Cook as speaker