Burrows declared he had enough votes to become the next Texas House Speaker. Here's a bit about his path to power.

Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects Republican representatives to do the ...

Even though state Rep. Dustin Burrows is touting himself as "speaker-elect," he has yet to definitively demonstrate he has ...

Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus.

Texas State Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock filed to run for speaker of the house in the eleventh hour. The house is ...

What was anticipated to be an open and shut day at the state capitol on Saturday, one that would produce a new presumed ...

The announcement came even as Republicans meeting privately selected Rep. David Cook of Mansfield. That means Democrats will ...

Texas Republicans are squabbling over who they want as the next speaker of the Texas House. Two lawmakers both claim they ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows launched a bid for Speaker of the Texas House after Dade Phelan announced he would not seek another ...

Representative Carl Tepper issued a statement in response to Lubbock State Representative Dustin Burrows’ candidacy for ...

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes ...

Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican ... Burrows, chairman of the powerful House calendars committee, hosted a news conference declaring he believed had enough support through a bipartisan ...