Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected ...

AUSTIN, Texas and LUBBOCK, Texas (KBTX/KWTX/KCBD) - Texas House members Tuesday afternoon elected Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock to one of the most powerful positions in state government, Speaker of ...

When life gave John Gallegos an economic challenge, he turned it into a hot new business that is heating up kitchens beyond where he started in Lubbock. John Gallegos, an alumnus of Texas Tech ...

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. Credit: Eddie Gaspar ...

The juvenile’s arrest was a coordinated effort between investigators in Lubbock’s Texas Anti-Gang unit and Houston’s TAG, as well as Texas Department of Public Safety officials and Houston ...

“While the department’s primary function is to enforce the laws of the state of Texas and the ordinances of the city of Lubbock, at times there will be a crossover with federal law; the LPD ...

Texas GOP Chair Abraham George and Paxton pressured House Republicans to back Cook after he won the nomination by the House GOP caucus. Rep. Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, a friend and supporter of ...

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Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock is congratulated after getting the votes to secure the House speaker position. After weeks of infighting among Texas House Republicans over who would lead their ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, adjourns the Texas House after being elected speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.( ...