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Civil arrest warrants remain in place for lawmakers who remain out of state, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said.
The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, takes the oath to be speaker of the House on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislature at the Capitol on Tuesday January 14, 2025.
House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the chamber after being sworn in on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 14.
AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular session began.
Burrows worked as an attorney before he was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2014, taking the seat from current Republican Senator Charles Perry of Lubbock.
An Illinois judge ruled that the state will not enforce civil warrants against Texas House Democrats that left the state ...