By: Mike Hailey

The biennial Capitol Inside analysis of clout at the statehouse this year is a tale of two chambers with Republican leaders who are diametric opposites and a classic study in the spoils of victory and the wages of defeat in the game of thrones inside the Austin beltway.

But the lawmaker who’s made the longest leap of all power ladder is State Rep. Dustin Burrows- a Lubbock Republican who’d been one of Bonnen’s most instrumental original supporters as the party caucus chief in the House where he’s the point person on property taxes in his debut session as the Ways & Means Committee chairman. Burrows committee leadership post came complete with seats on the Legislative Budget Board and the Legislative Audit Committee.

Power Rise	2019	2017	Net
Dustin Burrows	2	76	+74
Eddie Rodriguez	15	76	+61
Tom Craddick	17	76	+59
Terry Canales	18	76	+58
Greg Bonnen	20	76	+56
Joe Moody	23	76	+54
Drew Springer	24	76	+52
Jeff Leach	25	76	+52
Craig Goldman	11	63	+52
John Cyrier	28	76	+48
James Frank	38	70	+32
Toni Rose	14	44	+30
Armando Walle	30	56	+26
Chris Paddie	7	32	+25
Poncho Nevárez	29	54	+25
Stephanie Klick	42	76	+24
Tracy King	19	39	+20

 

Read the full story here: Mike Hailey’s Capitol Inside: Big Leaps and Long Falls in House with Blue Shade