The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP ...

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

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ...

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.

And yet, it feels closer than ever now that state Rep. Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker. It’s become a point of pride for the area. Burrows is the first speaker from west of Interstate ...

And yet, it feels closer than ever now that state Rep. Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker. Burrows’ win has also brought a sense of optimism to an area that can get lost in the shuffle of ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

After only two rounds of voting, State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to serve as Speaker of the Texas House. In the 150-member chamber, 36 Republicans and 49 Democrats voted for him.

AUSTIN — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban Democrats from holding powerful committee chairmanships, answering years of mounting pressure from leadership and grassroots conservatives ...