Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

David Garcia, 40, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Thursday in connection with the death of a 2-month-old baby, and for shooting at police during an eight-hour SWAT standoff in North Lubbock.

David Garcia will spend 45 years in prison for the death and for shooting at Lubbock police during a SWAT standoff.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, shakes hands with Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, after Burrows defeated Rep. David Cook ... 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday ...

The Lubbock Republican, who has served in the House since 2015, was elected speaker with a coalition of 36 Republicans and 49 Democrats, prevailing over Representative David Cook and a ...

House committee assignments were an early test for state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, in his initial weeks as speaker. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune ... Rep. David Cook of ...

Ending more than four weeks of speculation and launching what will likely be the first sprint of the 2025 legislative session, newly minted Texas ... Lubbock Republican first elected to the House ...

David L. Caffey is a Lubbock resident, a Texas Tech graduate ... who perished when the roof of the house they shared in Glazier, collapsed on them. They were mourned by friends and laid to ...

Texas authorities on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The death, of a school-age child, is the first measles death in the U.S.

A little girl in this mostly Mennonite congregation was among those who’d fallen ill with the highly contagious respiratory ...