Hard right guy lost, with Dem help:

Fallout from Rep. Dustin Burrows’ speaker election has already begun. Minutes after the Lubbock Republican was elected, Republican Party of Texas Chair Abraham George indicated that Burrows supporters could soon be censured by the party — a move that, under new party rules, would bar them from appearing on a primary ballot for two years. The party indicated as much late last year, after Burrows announced that he had enough bipartisan support to win the speakership, though it's likely that any attempt to bar lawmakers from primary ballots would face legal challenges.

The potential censures would add to party acrimony that’s only intensified in the lead up to the speaker election. Earlier this month, Rep. Cody Harris, a Burrows supporter, alleged in an ethics complaint that George had violated bribery rules by threatening to run negative ads in the districts of lawmakers who backed Burrows.

George’s comments came as supporters of Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, vowed to punish those who voted against him during the next primary elections. “This is our House,” they chanted from the Capitol steps.

— Robert Downen, Texas Tribune