Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...

Plus: Austin at cutting edge of robot dystopia; how Dustin Burrows beat back the bots; donut-gate police scandal continues; a ...

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...