Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to lead the Texas House of Representatives and what he hopes to accomplish during the 89th Legislative Session.

Despite a conservative push, Dustin Burrows was elected Speaker of the Texas House with support from Democrats and moderate Republicans.

() –The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 has advanced a school choice bill filed by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe. SB 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, passed the committee by a 9-2 vote and is expected to pass the full Senate.

Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

The envy of every school choice state” is how a bill author teased legislation designed to bring school choice to the Lone Star State. The night before Senate Bill 2 was posted, Sen. Brandon Creighton told a group of local Republican party donors in Austin that the bill answers many objections opponents and skeptics had

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows ... doing enough to pass a school voucher bill. Phelan declined to seek a third term as House speaker. Regardless, we commend Burrows for his willingness ...

She remained at the university for several years and eventually earned her MBA from the school of business. While they were both at Alabama, Hurts and Burrows were involved in Greek life.

Both Burrows and Hurts were involved in Greek life at Alabama, and they've dated "on and off" since their days at the school, per Essence. Burrows works in the tech industry as an artificial ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.