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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
Speaker Dustin Burrows’ (R-Lubbock) bid for the top post in the Texas House of Representatives proved successful on Jan. 14, the first day of the legislature’s biennial regular session.
Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows raises his gavel during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...
State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...
Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...