Focus at Four: Two organizations hope for different outcomes on school voucher legislation
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - It’s the second of 140 days of the Texas Legislative Session. Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted Lubbock Republican, Dustin Burrows as the House speaker, a hotly debated ...
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Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House Speaker and one of the most powerful people in the state
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...
House Speaker Democratic candidate casts 'protest vote' for far-right backed Cook
Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos cast her ballot in favor of David Cook for Texas House Speaker after losing the race ...
This Christian Democrat voted red to balance the scales of religious fanaticism
Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.
Shots fired at Amtrak station in Longview
A Nacogdoches firefighter shared his experience in California Wednesday, four days after being sent with a team to aide in the state’s fight against several devastating wildfires. A former Longview ...
Burrows announces senior staff, including former TTU Chancellor Robert Duncan
Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows, newly elected Speaker of the Texas House, announced the first members of his senior staff on ...
‘It’s just destruction’: Nacogdoches firefighter describes experience aiding in California fires
A Nacogdoches firefighter shared his experience in California Wednesday, four days after being sent with a team to aide in the state’s fight against several devastating wildfires.
WebXtra: State Rep. Jay Dean discusses support for Burrows, responds to GOP warnings
Michael Richardson speaks with State Representative Jay Dean (R-Longview) about his reaction to State Representative Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) becoming Speaker of the Texas House.
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Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for battle
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
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Dustin Burrows names inaugural senior staff selections
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dustin Burrows, announced the individuals who will serve as members of his senior staff, following his election on Tuesday.
Rep. Dustin Burrows is the new Texas House speaker. Here is how each representative voted.
The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...