According to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — It is no secret most in the Texas Republican Party and state Republican leaders did not want Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, to win the election for Speaker of the House on Tuesday.

The Republican arm wrestling over the Texas House gavel was settled Tuesday — thanks in large part to a coalition of Democrats that backed Rep. Dustin Burrows, the Republican from Lubbock ...

The home of the Texas Tech football team has undergone a major facelift recently with the opening of the Jones AT&T Stadium south end zone building and the Womble Football Center. A name change ...

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) - West Texas A&M Athletics partnered with BrandU to design a new logo for the institution. On Tuesday, WT Athletics announced the partnership with BrandU, a top creative firm ...

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 ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected ...

Aaron E. Martinez, Annie Rice USA TODAY NETWORK The next Texas House speaker will not be from Tarrant County. Rep. David Cook, a Mansfield Republican, lost with 55 votes to Rep. Dustin Burrows ...

The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the role, but lawmakers voted 85-55 for Burrows, an ally of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan (R). “The duty bestowed upon me ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session when then-Speaker Dade Phelan broke with Gov. Greg Abbot's school voucher agenda.

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