Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP ...

Abbott is set to discuss border security with President Trump Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced early Wednesday ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's optimistic his plan to spend tax dollars to send some students to private school will make it ...

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...

An army of automated bots mobilized late last year to attack state Rep. Dustin Burrows on social media as the Lubbock Republican campaigned in a hotly contested race to become the next speaker of ...

Throughout his 10 years as governor, Abbott has experienced highs and lows in getting his agenda passed. Now, after a 2024 ...

After only two rounds of voting, State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to serve as Speaker of the Texas House. In the 150-member chamber, 36 Republicans and 49 Democrats voted for him.