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Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows visited Midland Thursday to provide an overview of the recent legislative session.

The Governor was joined by Speaker Dustin Burrows, Chairman Charles Perry, Chairman Cody Harris, Representative Greg Bonnen, ...

In 140 days, the legislature once again did what they do best to millions of Texans: ban, bully and burn. The 89th Texas ...

Governor Greg Abbott enacted landmark water infrastructure legislation in Texas, allocating $20 billion for new resources and ...

Every member of the Texas Senate condemned political violence in a joint statement, days after a gunman shot Democratic state ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law to strengthen water infrastructure in Texas. Senate Bill 7 will invest billions into the state's water infrastructure and the ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed historic water infrastructure legislation Wednesday during a ceremony at SIMFLO, a pump manufacturing facility, authorizing $20 billion in funding to address Texas’ ...

Governor Greg Abbott was scheduled to hold a bill signing in Lubbock on Wednesday for the ‘largest generational investment in Texas’ water infrastructure.’ ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.

Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick was joined by Lubbock state Sen. Perry to highlight legislative wins from the recent session. Here's ...

In December, after state Rep. Dustin Burrows declared the House Speaker’s race was over, chaos erupted in and around the Republican-dominated Capitol. Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, was leaning ...