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.

The Texas version of DOGE got to work on Wednesday. The Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency was created by House Speaker Dustin Burrows. It is modeled after the controversial federal team led by Elon Musk.

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

Bills filed in the Texas House propose to cut property taxes by sending billions of dollars to school districts and providing more tax exemptions to

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.

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

"I'm proud to say the votes are there to do this in the Texas House," said Speaker Dustin Burrows, echoing comments he made to ... After the Senate passed its voucher bill, Austin-area Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin said on X that "vouchers aren't the ...

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