Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other ...

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

AUSTIN — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban Democrats from holding powerful committee chairmanships, answering years of mounting pressure from leadership and grassroots conservatives ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will ...

In the end, Rep. Burrows won. Texas won. The rule of law won. I am proud of the 36 Republican House members who stood up to tremendous pressure and voted for who they felt was best.

Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows raises his gavel during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...