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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts a new ally in his school voucher push
For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows says he will vote for school choice as Democrats fight to kill the bill
The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend private schools.
Texas Legislature to weigh bill that could expedite evictions, limit tenant protections
As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and ...
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows praises the state's response to measles outbreak
The outbreak is in nine counties in the southern plains. Three of those counties are in the district the speaker represents.
Abbott, Burrows promote bill to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program
Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, promoted a bill Tuesday that would create the ...
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick announces additional legislative priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced additional legislative priorities for the Texas Senate to pass. Initially, Patrick announced ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
Texas lawmakers and an advocacy group representing charter schools harshly criticized a tiny charter school network that has ...
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Lubbock Speaker Burrows champions bill seeking to enhance 211 Texas Helpline
Lubbock Area United Way said Wednesday that Speaker Dustin Burrows is championing a bill that would enhance the Texas 211 Information and Referral Network’s (TIRN) ...