After a contentious battle that split Texas House Republicans, State Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock was elected ...

This week session began! It will be an exciting and fast-paced 140 days. We will do our best to keep East Texans informed ...

When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear ...

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Texas State Rep. Dustin Burrows (TX-83) was elected the next Texas House Speaker after a runoff on Tuesday during the first day of the 89th legislative session, after Republican support was split ...

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the election of Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as ...

The Texas House selected Rep. Dustin Borrows as its new speaker, leaving the chamber open to sports betting legislation.

The most important vote of the 89th Legislative Session has now been taken and the citizens of Texas who overwhelmingly chose Republican leadership lost. Once again Democrats and a small ...

J, Drew Landry shares his takes on the recent election of Lubbock's State Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House Speaker.

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House Republicans who voted for state Rep. Dustin Burrows for Speaker of the House could face censure from their own party.