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

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start ...

Burrows, a 10-year House veteran and a top lieutenant of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont, defeated Republican Rep. David Cook of Mansfield by cobbling together a coalition of Democratic ...

Despite a conservative push, Dustin Burrows was elected Speaker of the Texas House with support from Democrats and moderate ...

The highest ranking politician in Texas says he's on board with legal online wagering. But he doesn't have the power to call ...

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

The state's new councils are planning initiatives to attract more business from the Department of Defense for Texas companies ...

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.

After former House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid to keep the gavel in early December, Rep. Burrows of Lubbock entered the race pitting himself against Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.