Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

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

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

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U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former two-term mayor of Houston, died Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., the Houston Chronicle ...

Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, ...

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

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 ...

Burrows emphasizes the importance of local media over social media for staying informed about state politics. Just before Gov ...