But he did address the Senate. As Speaker, Burrows will control activity on the House floor and appoint committee chairs. During the next 140 days, Burrows will lead the House in developing and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives elected State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) as Speaker of the House on Tuesday after two rounds of voting. Burrows' major contender, State Rep.

During two separate news conferences, house lawmakers officially announced their deal, adding they are going back to work Thursday. Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) will be the House Speaker for ...

Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the Texas House speaker post and dealt a blow to ... That is what Texas Republicans expect." Paxton, during the last legislative session, survived an impeachment ...

DeWitt Hale, 77-65, after Gus Mutscher resigned during his third term as speaker. Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes.

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after ... end of August 2027. During the next five months ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, adjourns the House during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.(Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

During the contentious House Speaker campaign, Cook said he would not appoint House Democrats to leadership positions. He also received endorsements from mega-GOP lawmakers such as Gov.

Thomas Massie, one of the most outspoken critics of House Speaker Mike Johnson ... as part of a deal made by then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2023 during his protracted battle for ...

The new speaker will have a dramatic ... protecting the independence of the House against outside forces. The acrimony between the two factions was stoked during a contentious 2023 legislative ...