J, Drew Landry shares his takes on the recent election of Lubbock's State Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House Speaker.

Despite a conservative push, Dustin Burrows was elected Speaker of the Texas House with support from Democrats and moderate ...

The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other ...

We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in top leadership again will prove beneficial for our region.

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

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade Phelan, whom hard-right Republicans forced from seeking a third term, ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows is elected Texas House Speaker, winning with support from Democrats, amid GOP internal tensions.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In its first action under its new speaker, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly ... Michael McCaul, the Texas Republican who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee ...

A life-size statue of Tom and Nadine Craddick was unveiled at Midland International Air and Space Port, celebrating their ...