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

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

The Lubbock Republican won in an 85-55 vote. 36 Republicans and 49 Democrats AUSTIN - Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to be Texas' 77th Speaker of the House on Tuesday. Burrows ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speaks to his family on the opening day of the 89th Texas legislative session in Austin, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)(Stephen Spillman ...

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

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role.

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

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power struggle within the Republican Party that came down to an extraordinary floor ...

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

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

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...