AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s ...

He told Republicans and Democrats in the House chamber, "I commit to you today every member, every member will have a voice ...

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As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clenched the speakership of the Texas House on Tuesday in the culmination of an ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

The hotly contested race for leader of the House divided Texas Republicans and produced threats of political retribution ...

A coalition of Republicans and Democrats won an unprecedented battle for House speaker. Dustin Burrows should focus on core ...

Burrow’s win was an assertion of the chamber’s longstanding independence, and it set up another session of likely clashes ...

Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the gavel in a runoff election with Rep. David Cook of Mansfield on the first day of the 89th ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock will be the next Texas Speaker of the House. Here's how West Texans and others on social ...

In a dramatic series of votes at the State Capitol, Dustin Burrows was elected as Speaker of the Texas House during the Texas ...