The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's optimistic about the ...

Topics include school choice, the lottery and Burrows' beard. AUSTIN, Texas - Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected House speaker when the 89th Texas Legislature gathered for the first time ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock ... Schools deserve resources. One without the other leaves Texas short.” The two bills differ in how they would prioritize applicants and the ...

Dustin Burrows — would appoint to which committees. And more importantly, who would be named to committee chairmanships. The questions, before the speaker put the matter to rest when he ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dustin Burrows earned the gavel on the first day of the session, and it seems he and the House are now running full steam ahead. "The house is at work," Burrows said.

This week, for the first time, the new Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said school choice will pass. His comments come amid rising pressure on him to get the controversial ...

Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows and his Republican ... funded budgets – another matter decided without member approval. Burrows claimed in his AGN opinion he wanted to ...

Dan Patrick’s views on House Speaker Dustin Burrows have shifted ... But Patrick knows Senate bills can’t become law without the House, and wooing Burrows with sugar instead of poisoning ...

Three top Republicans in Texas don't always agree, but legislative success for their top priorities will depend on careful collaborations among House Speaker Dustin Burrows, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt.

Feb. 13—AUSTIN — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as chairman of the influential Texas House Committee on ...