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Who is Dustin Burrows? 5 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member chamber.
Rep. Burrows wins House speaker race with support of East Texas representatives
Despite strong opposition from top Texas GOP leaders, Rep. Dustin Burrows has been elected as the next Texas House Speaker. His election marks a significant win for
Texas Reps. on House Speaker election, new session
The FOX Texas Trio made the trip to Austin for the opening of the new legislative session. They talk to Rep. Chris Turner (D-Arlington) and Rep. Mano Deayala (R-Houston) about the priorities of the latest session and what they expect.
Here's how Texas House Democrats became the kingmakers in the race for speaker
Republican officeholders and GOP grassroots activists learn difficult lesson about meddling in the affairs of the Texas House.
Texas has a House speaker, what's next? | Texas: The Issue Is
The Issue Is Trio was in Austin for the start of the session and sat down with representatives to talk about the future of both parties.
After a battle that split the GOP, Texas leaders select a new Speaker of the Texas House
After a contentious battle that split Texas House Republicans, State Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock was elected Speaker. In the second round of voting, he defeated his fellow Republican David Cook of Mansfield,
US House aiming to vote on budget by Easter, Speaker Johnson says
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that the idea is to vote on a budget bill on the floor of the House of ...
Speaker Johnson rejects proxy voting for new parents in Congress
The House speaker opposes a measure that would allow new parents to vote on legislation from home for up to 12 weeks. His ...
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Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House Speaker and one of the most powerful people in the state
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...
Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson points to Genesis in defense of House passing bill to protect women’s sports
U S House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La , defended the lower chamber s passage of a bill protecting women s sports by noting ...
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
Can Republicans navigate their narrow House majority?
Republicans are poised to take control of the House of Representatives this month by the narrowest seat margin in nearly 100 ...
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The 119th Congress — Day 1 — A Tale of Two Legislative Bodies and the Beginning of a Busy Year
The opening hours of the 119th Congress provided an interesting look at the two bodies of Congress, the United States House of Representatives ...
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Local, state GOP leaders react to Burrows’ speaker victory
A move in the Texas House on Tuesday sparked some ... were among the representatives who supported Burrows to be the next speaker. During his Tyler stop, Paxton said those representatives ...
The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 ...