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

To the joyful applause of his Robson Ranch audience, the Texas governor signed three bills authored by his fellow Republicans ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed several bills intended to solidify Texas’ growing reputation as a powerhouse of business ...

Texans for Lawsuit Reform is threatening to primary House members who helped kill their major legislative priorities.

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Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected ...

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

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House. "The speaker's race is ...

AUSTIN — Rep. Dustin Burrows said Friday he will continue his quest to be the next Texas House speaker, confident his Republican supporters will withstand an aggressive pressure campaign to ...