Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.
But the bipartisan election of Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows over hard-right opponent ... commissioner became empowered to expand charter school’s campuses, without input from the ...
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power ...
Dustin Burrows of Lubbock ... committee in Uvalde [Note: Burrows chaired a House panel that looked into the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School] and passing a bipartisan school safety bill.
Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of our Republican grassroots. They chose Democrat chairs and Lobbyist buddies ...