“One of the Strongest School Choice Bills in Our Nation’s History” AUSTIN, Texas — After House Bill 3, the Texas House’s proposal to expand education opportunity through a universal school choice program, was filed last week, parental empowerment advocacy groups are praising the historic efforts. HB 3 by Representative Brad Buckley complements the Texas House’s […]
House Proposals Target New Rate Compression and Tax Relief for Texas Businesses AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today announced his support of priority legislation to provide new property tax relief to Texas home and business owners. House Bill 8 and House Bill 9, by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Morgan […]
House’s ‘Texas Two Step’ Plan Proposes Over $9 Billion in New Classroom Funding & $1 Billion ESA Program AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today applauded the filing of the House’s priority education measures, anchored by Representative Brad Buckley’s House Bill 2 and House Bill 3—collectively known as the “Texas Two […]
Appoints All-Republican Chairs, Ties Record for Republicans in Leadership AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows today announced committee assignments for the 89th Texas Legislature, following an extensive process of meeting individually with House members regarding their committee preferences and legislative priorities. These assignments reflect careful consideration of members’ expressed preferences, expertise, […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today announced additional senior and policy staff assignments in the Office of the Speaker. Sydney Watts will serve as Director of Administration and Kimberly Carmichael as Press Secretary. Under the direction of Jimmy Skipton, General Counsel and Policy Director, and alongside Andrew Blifford, Director of […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today released the following statement after attending Governor Greg Abbott’s biennial “State of the State” address to lawmakers and guests in Austin, Texas: “This session, the Texas House is committed to delivering conservative, common-sense solutions to the state’s most pressing issues—issues on which Governor Abbott, […]
AUSTIN, Texas — In case you missed it, this week, Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows participated in The Texan’s 89th Session Kickoff event, where he highlighted his legislative priorities and commitment to delivering a successful, conservative session for all Texans. In a wide-ranging interview with The Texan reporter Brad Johnson, Speaker Burrows laid […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today released a statement following the filing of the House’s base budget proposal for the 2026–2027 biennium. Substantially identical to the Senate’s base budget proposal, this initial step in the budgetary process signals a strong commitment to collaboration between the two chambers to pass a […]
