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

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

A majority of registered voters polled, 63%, support a proposal to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program, ...

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

HOUSTON (CN) — Sylvester Turner, former mayor of Houston and current Democratic congressman for Texas’s 18th District, died ...

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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 ...

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