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

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

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

Former San Antonio teacher and Texas Representative James Talarico fights against school vouchers in the state.

Just before Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his vision agenda for the state in a Sunday evening address, newly elected House Speaker Dustin Burrows discussed his priorities for the ongoing Legislative ...

And yet, it feels closer than ever now that state Rep. Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker. It’s become a point of pride for the area. Burrows is the first speaker from west of Interstate ...