AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new ...

We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in ...

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

Will Texas House Republicans pay for supporting Dustin Burrows for speaker? Passage of conservative priorities could remove ...

The political donations came in the two weeks before the fundraising blackout period tied to the legislative session.

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...

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

Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.

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

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A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...