State representatives David Cook (R-Mansfield) and Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) have been campaigning neck-and-neck to secure the votes needed to become Texas House speaker. Next, Abbott will ...

The Republican arm wrestling over the Texas House gavel was settled ... Dustin Burrows, the Republican from Lubbock, over his opponent, Republican Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.

By State Rep. Mitch Little It’s a tense time to be in the Texas House. The first two weeks of the legislative session have ...

State representatives David Cook (R-Mansfield) and Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), the two top candidates in the Texas House speaker's race, have been embroiled in a hotly contested race to secure the ...

David Cook (R-Mansfield) and Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) are the primary candidates ... would have the authority to arrest people who cross the Texas-Mexico border illegally. Senate Bill 316 ...

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party.

Texas lawmakers returned to Austin on Tuesday to begin a 140-day session, during which the Republican-led Legislature is poised to pass an array of conservative priorities and decide how to spend ...

The Texas Driving Report by LendingTree has the city of Lubbock ranked No. 4 for the best drivers in the state of Texas.

Dustin Burrows of Lubbock to one of the most powerful positions in state government, Speaker of the Texas House, for the 89th Texas Legislature. Burrows secured 85 votes compared to Rep. David Cook of ...

He is prominently featured in local commercials for the Lubbock law firm he works at — even while the Texas GOP ran ...