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

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

The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP primary attacks against supporters.

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

The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other long sought conservative goals.

Rep. Dustin Burrows is elected Texas House Speaker, winning with support from Democrats, amid GOP internal tensions.

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power sharing. But vice chairs don’t have nearly the power enjoyed by chairs, who can push or kill legislation and are better positioned to pass legislation.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his chamber.

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade Phelan, whom hard-right Republicans forced from seeking a third term, received 143 votes in 2021 and 145 in 2023.

State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the Texas House speakership after two rounds of voting on Tuesday, the first day of the 89th Legislative Session.

LUBBOCK — The biggest city in the South Plains is nearly 400 miles from the Texas Capitol. And yet, it feels closer than ever now that state Rep. Dustin Burrows is the Texas House speaker.

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.