DALLAS — The election of State Representative Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as Speaker of the House is seen as a setback for the far right. 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans voted for Burrows ...

Dustin Burrows as speaker of the Texas House, capping off an extraordinarily public battle that pitted establishment Republicans against the party's ultraconservative wing. In a state House with a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials are reacting after state Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected as the House speaker following two rounds of voting Tuesday. Burrows (R-Lubbock) received 85 votes ...

Dustin Burrows of Lubbock has won the powerful role of House speaker with 85 votes from the 150-member. Burrows now immediately takes over as speaker of the Texas House. There were two rounds of ...