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House Speaker says Public School Funding Legislation, not School Choice, is 'the biggest bill we will pass this session'
Rep. Dustin Burrows also tells us whether he thinks the Texas lottery will survive and whether members support a total ban on ...
Gov. Greg Abbott signs 'DOGE Bill' into law: 'Texas is getting too burdensome'
Although Republicans have run state government for two decades, the governor said he was "shocked" to learn Texas has fifth ...
State now has ‘Texas-style’ DOGE office with first bill signed by Greg Abbott this session
A new state agency dedicated to simplifying and streamlining Texas government statutes and business regulations was ...
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Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg ...
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Texas House Republicans flex their might after Democrats threaten legislative priorities
After Republicans and Democrats fight over the budget and constitutional amendments, GOP members stake out a new battlefield.
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Texas lawmakers ditch discussion on controversial bill that would make abortion murder
A bill that would apply the same penalties for abortion in Texas as homicide was removed from a committee schedule on Tuesday ...
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Dustin Burrows walks a tightrope seeking Republican and Democratic support for Texas House speaker bid
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Five years ago, Rep. Dustin Burrows ...
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Texas House resoundingly rejects effort to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows
Harrison filed the motion to vacate after a tense exchange with Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ... and I will continue to demand Burrows deliver on the Texas GOP legislative priorities and ...
Texas Speaker pulls constitutional amendments after reported Democratic threat
Leading up to the anticipated Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) vote last Wednesday, the Texas Tribune said over 50 House ...
Texas House resoundingly rejects effort to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows
AUSTIN, Texas — In a rare move on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives Wednesday morning, a Republican state lawmaker tried to remove the Republican House Speaker. House members delivered a ...