Anti-abortion advocacy group Texas Right to Life has indicated it seeks to support a primary challenger to state Rep. Ken King, Burrows’ chair of the State Affairs Committee, who did not advance ...

Burrows is sworn in as House speaker on Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune “This is the people’s House,” he said. “I commit to you today: Every member will have a voice.” ...

The so-called Big Three — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows — at a bill signing on May 14, 2025. Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gavels out the 89th Texas Legislature sine die at the Texas Capitol on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune, Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune) ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) - Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of ...

Burrows “used that as a tool to draw the caucus together,” Little said. Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, speaks during a House of Representatives budget discussion on April 10, 2025.

After House Speaker Dustin Burrows was accused of being beholden to Democrats, he succeeded in passing significantly more conservative priorities than the House has previously advanced.

Another factor in Democrats’ favor is the backlash most presidents’ parties face in midterm elections. Texas Democrats would love nothing more than for a repeat of 2018, when O’Rourke nearly unseated ...

After House Speaker Dustin Burrows was accused of being beholden to Democrats, he succeeded in passing significantly more conservative priorities than the House has previously advanced.

Republicans — shows they don’t approve of Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn or even Donald Trump.

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

Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of the House Republican ...