The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP ...

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

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep.

Plus: Austin at cutting edge of robot dystopia; how Dustin Burrows beat back the bots; donut-gate police scandal continues; a ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...

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

In a dramatic two-ballot vote on the opening day of the 2025 legislative session Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the Texas House speaker post and dealt a blow to ...

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade ...

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the legitimacy of his victory ...

Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker ... for the Lubbock law firm he works at — even while the Texas GOP ran commercials last month in the area calling him a sell-out for challenging ...