How Dustin Burrows overcame GOP criticism, led conservative policies Bayliss Wagner In December, after state Rep. Dustin Burrows declared the House Speaker’s race was over, chaos erupted in and ...

Five years ago, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ reputation sustained a major blow among his House colleagues. The Lubbock Republican resigned as chair of the House GOP Caucus after it was revealed that he ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power struggle within the Republican Party that came down to an extraordinary ...

Five years ago, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ reputation sustained a major blow among his House colleagues. The Lubbock Republican resigned as chair of the House GOP Caucus after it was revealed that he ...

As Dustin Burrows settles in as Texas House speaker, will conservatives give him a break? The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, ... Burrows' votes from GOP members totaled just 36.

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after defeating David Cook, R-Mansfield in what split the GOP. He told ...

Speaker Dustin Burrows, once tagged as “liberal,” kept skeptics at bay by leaning into a conservative agenda At the same time, some Democrats acknowledged the Lubbock Republican let them leave ...

In December, after state Rep. Dustin Burrows declared the House Speaker’s race was over, chaos erupted in and around the Republican-dominated Capitol. Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, was leaning ...

Five years ago, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ reputation sustained a major blow among his House colleagues. The Lubbock Republican resigned as chair of the House GOP Caucus after it was revealed that he ...

Back in December, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous. His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won the endorsement of the House Republican ...