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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.
The Texas Tribune on MSN3d
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 ...
Attorney General Ken Paxton and Speaker Dustin Burrows have filed a legal complaint in the State of California.
Burrows says he'll withhold 30% of each absent member's monthly operating budget and force them to appear in person to make ...
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN1d
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 ...
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.
This is the sacred duty of the Speaker, and I will fulfill it. State. Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, has represented State House District 83 since 2015. He is chairman of the House Calendars ...
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.
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the stateThe attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
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