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

Rep. Romero, a Democrat from Fort Worth, explains why he voted for Speaker Dustin Burrows. CNBC's Leslie Picker joins 'Squawk Box ' to report on the company's quarterly earnings results.

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Like many school districts across the state, Leander ISD superintendent Bruce Gearing says, funding a major priority this ...

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.

When we first met him, Evelio was 11 and had just learned he wouldn’t be joining his sisters in a forever home. Years later, ...

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