Dustin Burrows’ grasp on the speakership was, at best, tenuous.His main rival, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, had already won ...

"Cockroach" is an old Lege term for a figure who mucks up lawmaking. In 2025 the title goes to Brian Harrison.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows retained his position after a challenge from Rep. Brian Harrison. Harrison's resolution to remove Burrows, alleging violations of House rules and the Texas ...

Harrison filed the motion to vacate after a tense exchange with Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) in the chamber last week. After Harrison moved to vacate the chair, Burrows told him he was "not ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has survived a coup from a member of his own party. Earning 141 votes in his support, State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, defeated a motion that would require ...

In April, Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian and chief House agitator, raised a motion to oust Burrows from the speakership. The motion was swatted down, with all but one other member rejecting it ...