Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.

In December, after state Rep. Dustin Burrows declared the House Speaker’s race was over, chaos erupted in and around the Republican-dominated Capitol. Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, was leaning ...

Earlier this month, the Taylor County Republican Party voted to censure District 71 State Representative Stan Lambert, ...

The so-called Big Three — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows — at a bill signing on May 14, 2025. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune ...

Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows visited Midland Thursday to provide an overview of the recent legislative session.

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

At the beginning of the 2025 state legislative session, Rep. Dustin Burrows was in the fight of his political life: a face-off with Mansfield Republican Rep. David Cook to become House Speaker.

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) - Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of ...

Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of the House Republican ...

Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of the House Republican ...

After House Speaker Dustin Burrows was accused of being beholden to Democrats, he succeeded in passing significantly more conservative priorities than the House has previously advanced.