AUSTIN, Texas and LUBBOCK, Texas (KBTX/KWTX/KCBD) - Texas House members Tuesday afternoon elected Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock to one of the most powerful positions in state government, Speaker ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the chamber after being sworn in on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 14. (Eddie Gaspar/The ...

The groups also want lawmakers to examine land-use practices and consider ways to protect natural resources, which they say ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock is congratulated after getting the votes to secure the House speaker position. After weeks of infighting among Texas House Republicans over who would lead their ...

LUBBOCK The biggest city in the South Plains is nearly 400 miles from the Texas Capitol. And yet, it feels closer than ever now that state Rep. Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker.

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member chamber.

Speaker Dustin Burrows, once tagged as “liberal,” kept skeptics at bay by leaning into a conservative agenda At the same time, some Democrats acknowledged the Lubbock Republican let them leave ...

The special House and Senate committees are set to meet on July 23 in Austin, and again on July 31 in Kerrville to hear from ...

The Lubbock Republican Party was steadfast in its support of Burrows, as were other local leaders. “Today marks a historic day for Lubbock County and House District 83 with the election of Dustin ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gavels out the 89th Texas Legislature sine die at the Texas Capitol on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune, Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune) ...