T exas State Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, is vying for Texas Speaker of the House - another development in what has been his non-conventional rise to power in the state legislature.

AUSTIN - Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to be Texas' 77th Speaker of the House on Tuesday. Burrows, an ally of former House Speaker Dade Phelan, was backed by both Republicans and ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows on the House Floor shortly after securing votes needed to lead the chamber. Every legislative session, the 150-member Texas House of Representatives votes on which of ...

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular session began.. Burrows’ selection as speaker came ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, holds a press conference in the Speaker's Committee Room on Saturday saying he has the votes to become Texas House speaker in the upcoming legislative session.

Several notable U.S. and Texas politicians, including a former TTU System chancellor, have remarked on Mitchell's retirement.

When Colorado suffered a tragedy, it acted with state support for better signs and warnings. This year in Texas, a bill ...

As several Texas House members huddled around 95-year-old Hargie Savoy as she sat in her wheelchair near a front corner of the spacious chamber Wednesday, Speaker Dustin Burrows left his post at ...

President Trump has offered his endorsement for Texas House Speaker and Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker House Dustin Burrows issued the following statements today highlighting the close ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, (foreground) votes in the two-candidate runoff against Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, for House speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas ...