Dustin Burrows resigns as Texas House GOP Caucus chairman amid allegations of targeting Republicans
State Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock has resigned as chair of the Texas House GOP Caucus amid allegations that he and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen planned to politically target members from their own party in the 2020 primaries.
Burrows' departure marks the largest fallout yet since the accusations surfaced.
On Friday, the caucus executive committee sent an email to members saying that it had "met and accepted" Burrows' resignation as caucus chair. The email, which also announced that state Rep. Stephanie Klick of Fort Worth had been elevated from vice chair to chair of the caucus, confirmed what two sources had told The Texas Tribune earlier Friday.
Bonnen said in a statement that Burrows, who has served in the House since 2015, "was a strong leader for the caucus." Bonnen added: "I respect his decision and I remain committed to strengthening our majority."
Over the past few weeks, House Republicans have grappled with allegations made by Michael Quinn Sullivan, a hardline conservative activist who heads Empower Texans, against the speaker and Burrows, one of Bonnen's top lieutenants.
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