The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's optimistic about the 2025 legislative session.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows sits down with FOX 7's Rudy Koski to talk about property tax cuts, school choice and the future of the Texas Lottery.

At a conservative gathering in Austin, House Speaker Dustin Burrows applauded the Texas House’s “two-step solution” on school finance, choice.

Schoolchildren are regular visitors to the state Capitol during the session. They learn about Texas politics and history. But it's their future that's being debated in the legislature right now. House Speaker Dustin Burrows leads the House and the flow of legislation.

Texas House members learned Tuesday they have more than $194 billion to spend this legislative session. Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke about the revenue estimate and how it will factor into a new tax cut proposal.

Burrows told the crowd Thursday that in the Texas House of Representatives, he has formed the state’s own DOGE. Inspired by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, Texas’ Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency is made up of eight Republicans and five Democrats.

Texas official confronted over DEI hiring practices, leading to a wider debate on race and respect in state politics.

The Texas House has created the Delivery of Government Efficiency (Texas DOGE) Committee, chaired by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, to reduce government size and scope, eliminate inefficiencies, and

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining issue” of the legislative session, reassuring a ...