Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows, newly elected Speaker of the Texas House, announced the first members of his senior staff on ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

The Texas House of Representatives elected Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) as its next speaker of the house. The House voted 85-55 ...

The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state.

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

Lawmakers returning to the state Capitol later this month will be met with a renewed push to expand gambling opportunities ...

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FILE – A large Texas flag hangs from the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2019. Republican state lawmakers will make another push to bar local governments from spending public ...

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There's a pressure campaign among Texas House Republicans in the ongoing race between Representative David Cook and Dustin Burrows for Speaker ... she or her office posted photos of her receiving ...

LINCOLN — It was 1979, and a college freshman was searching the State Capitol for lobbyist Walt Radcliffe, who was scheduled to speak to young leaders from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.