Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

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

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

The trial lawyer from Lubbock has served in the House since 2015, slowly building his stature and overcoming a scandal in ...

Lubbock republican Dustin Burrows was elected speaker of the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday. Here’s a timeline of ...

After an unprecedented two rounds of voting, Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected as the next Speaker of the Texas House on the ...

Three Tarrant Democrats and three Republicans supported Dustin Burrows, while four Republicans stood behind David Cook.

TEXAS, USA — Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected Texas House speaker Tuesday, shortly after the 89th Texas Legislative ...