Eye on Politics takes a look at what's next in Texas politics as candidates for various races in the state begin to emerge.

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, Burrows ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speaks to his family on the opening day of the 89th Texas legislative session in Austin, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)(Stephen Spillman ...

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans.

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, rises from his seat after being elected Speaker of the House on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislature at the Capitol Tuesday January 14, 2025.

Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the members after being named speaker of the house during opening day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power struggle within the Republican Party that came down to an extraordinary ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, holds a press conference in the Speaker's Committee Room on Saturday saying he has the votes to become Texas House speaker in the upcoming legislative session.

As Dustin Burrows settles in as Texas House speaker, will conservatives give him a break? The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's ...

U.S. Rep Dustin Burrows (R-TX) adjourns a public hearing on June 17, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On Tuesday Burrows was elected as the next Speaker of the Texas House with more Democratic than ...

Texas State Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, is vying for Texas Speaker of the House - another development in what has been his non-conventional rise to power in the state legislature.

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, holds a press conference in the Speaker’s Committee Room on Saturday saying he has the votes to become Texas House speaker in the upcoming legislative session.