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Live updates: Texas House tries to meet for second day without Dems
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows called the chamber into session for a second day, but again lacked a quorum, with Democrats were absent in protest of redistricting proposals that flip five congressional seats from blue to red.
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Paxton, Burrows file complaint in California for arrest of legislators who broke quorumSpeaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows and Attorney General Ken Paxton said they filed a legal complaint in California.
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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 ...
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Texas GOP leaders turn up heat on battle over congressional redistrictingThe redistricting fight boiled over Friday, with Republican state leadership turning up the heat on the Texas Democratic ...
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...
Speaker of the House Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) reads off House committee assignments on the floor of the House of Representatives at the Texas Capitol at Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
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.
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the Texas House as the new speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
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Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
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