State Rep. Dustin Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

The 89th Texas legislative session commenced today with a surprising turn of events as Republican Dustin Burrows from Lubbock ...

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after ...

Rep. Nancy Mace took great offense when Rep. Jasmine Crockett said "child, listen" in a response, sparking a contentions back ...

The bill would prohibit federal funding from going to K-12 schools that include transgender students on women’s sports teams.

There is a new speaker of the Texas House. That was the top issue as the 89th session of the Texas Legislature began.

Texas legislative session began Tuesday, and the first floor fight for the powerful speaker of the Texas house position since the 1970s is underway after the 89th Texas Legislature was seated. The ...

Texas Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar both sided with the Republican majority, and North Carolina ...

Burrows will lead one of the state’s highest offices after a dramatic bowing-out of the former House speaker, Dade Phelan, ...

Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.

An exciting and dramatic first day of the Texas legislative session is in the books. The House of Representatives elected a ...