Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, adjourns the Texas House after being elected speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.( ...

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

Texas House members will pick a new leader Tuesday in a vote that will set the course of the 2025 legislative session and stoke an ongoing Republican power struggle. Just as significant ...

The latest Texas House of Representatives news from The Texas Tribune. By James Barragán Jan. 23, 2025 Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a ...

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

The House electronic voting board is reflected off a table on the House floor on July 29, 2021. (Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune, Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after defeating David Cook, R-Mansfield in what split the GOP. He told ...

AUSTIN – The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027, and lawmakers told CBS News Texas they liked how similar the two chambers' spending plans are. "It's ...