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House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.
The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...
Texas House speaker ‘confident’ that redistricting bill will be passed in a 'timely manner'
Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses the state of the redistricting bill that would add five more ...
Texas House convenes on Tuesday, again no quorum
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the House on Tuesday with only 94 members present. One hundred are needed to ...
Sen. John Cornyn calls for FBI to help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state: Latest updates
More than 50 Texas House Democratic lawmakers left the state ahead of a scheduled 3 p.m. vote in the Texas House Monday.
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows threatens arrests of Democratic lawmakers who left the state
Burrows prepared a motion to place a call on the House, to assign warrants for the civil arrests of Texas Democrats who fled ...
Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Texas Governor Asks Court to Remove House Democratic Leader From Office Over Walkout
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the ...
Democrats ‘forfeited their seats’: Abbott blasts lawmakers who fled Texas amid redistricting
Greg Abbott doubled down on his promise to expel Texas Democrats from the legislature if they do not return to the state for its ongoing special session, where Republicans are working to push through ...