But unlike Patrick, whose job is handed to him by the voters of Texas, Phelan got his chamber chief position from the House members themselves ... 62 members voted for Lubbock Republican Rep.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Denise Snider-Perlstein ... She was at a nearby friend’s house and rushed home to grab whatever she could before losing everything in her home. “It’s just devastating to see ...

Texas GOP Chair Abraham George and Paxton pressured House Republicans to back Cook after he won the nomination by the House GOP caucus. Rep. Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, a friend and supporter of ...

A Texas lawmaker took to the Texas House floor on the first day of the legislative session to pop the question to his long-term partner. Texas Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) got down on one knee ...

AUSTIN – The election of Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House speaker with help from Democrats has many Republicans crying foul. Republican grassroots activists have made stripping Democrats ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected ...

On Tuesday, after weeks of GOP infighting, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the speakership. “The duty bestowed upon me today as Speaker of the Texas House is one of immense responsibility and ...

Some supporters of Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement reacted with fury on Tuesday after Texas Republican Dustin Burrows was elected as speaker of the state's house thanks to ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows on the House floor shortly after securing votes needed to lead the chamber. Every legislative session, the 150-member Texas House of Representatives votes on which of them ...

"I am proud to file House Bill 1849 to Protect Texas Land. For too long, America’s enemies have employed the strategic purchase of land as a key cog in their broader strategy of unrestricted ...

Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock ... day of the 89th Texas legislative session in Austin, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)(Stephen Spillman / AP) AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers ...