LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to ...

Despite a conservative push, Dustin Burrows was elected Speaker of the Texas House with support from Democrats and moderate ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

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

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

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.

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Dustin Burrows is elected Speaker of the Texas House, signaling potential bipartisanship in addressing state issues.