Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's optimistic his plan to spend tax dollars to send some students to private school will make it ...

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Former San Antonio teacher and Texas Representative James Talarico fights against school vouchers in the state.

Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of our Republican grassroots. They chose Democrat chairs and Lobbyist buddies ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...