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

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. As expected ...

Some supporters of Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement reacted with fury on Tuesday after Texas Republican Dustin Burrows was elected as speaker of the state's house thanks to ...

(The Center Square) – Members of the Texas House elected their new speaker Tuesday, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock. They did so after the former speaker, state Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont ...

It’s not just a critical role in the statehouse – it’s one of the most powerful positions in Texas politics. On Tuesday, after weeks of GOP infighting, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the Texas House as the new speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.(Juan Figueroa ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Day one of the Texas legislative ... David Cook was the Republican caucus choice for speaker, but Lubbock's Dustin Burrows, also a Republican, formed a bipartisan coalition ...

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 ...

Texas Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the house speaker position, but most Republicans didn't vote for him. NFL Has Plan to Combat Quarterback Slide Call Controversy Extraordinary giant ...