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

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 ...

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

As the 89th Texas Legislative Session convened Tuesday, the most critical item on the agenda was the highly contested Speaker ...

The hotly contested race for leader of the House divided Texas Republicans and produced threats of political retribution ...

Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the gavel in a runoff election with Rep. David Cook of Mansfield on the first day of the 89th ...

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

Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed ...

Lubbock, was elected Texas House speaker Tuesday, shortly after the 89th Texas Legislative session started. Burrow was ...

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