Full Story By James Barragán, Renzo Downey and Jasper Scherer Updated: Dec. 7, 2024 House Speaker Dade Phelan has stuck to the tradition of appointing chairs from the opposing party, drawing fier ...

The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an establishment Republican to lead the chamber, drawing criticism ...

At least one Austin insider says former speaker Dade Phelan will still have a voice in the house. Burrows supports school vouchers, which is something he and Governor Greg Abbott agree on.

Texas House Speaker stepped back, citing intensified external pressures and political interference in the speaker’s race.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.

Burrows will lead one of the state’s highest offices after a dramatic bowing-out of the former House speaker, Dade Phelan, who lost favor with the hard-right faction of his party after Paxton's ...

an ally of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan (R). “The duty bestowed upon me today as Speaker of the Texas House is one of immense responsibility and honor, and I thank each of my colleagues for ...

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

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement ... is soon to be vacated by the current chamber leader, Dade Phelan of Beaumont, who is being pushed out by party ...

In 2009, 11 Texas House Republicans gathered ... from each camp is seeking the speaker’s gavel which is soon to be vacated by the current chamber leader, Dade Phelan of Beaumont, who is being ...