Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Abbott is set to discuss border security with President Trump Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced early Wednesday ...

Former San Antonio teacher and Texas Representative James Talarico fights against school vouchers in the state.

Nate Schatzline of Fort Worth was among local reps who complained about time spent honoring the music superstar. But not ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...