AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today announced the promotion of Zak Covar to Chief of Staff, effective immediately, following the departure of current Chief of Staff Robert “Bob” Duncan, who will be returning to the Texas Tech University System.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today announced the formation of House and Senate Select Committees on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education.

AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today issued the following statement after the House passed a series of legislative priorities on Governor Greg Abbott’s special session call, including improvements to the Texas judiciary, providing further property tax relief, safeguarding water security and property rights, and ensuring proper maintenance of flood control structures across Texas: “The Texas House continues to work through the special session call by passing a range of priority legislation to make Texas a stronger, more prosperous, and fairer state.

AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today issued the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed its priority disaster preparedness and relief legislation to help strengthen the state against future emergencies and provide relief to communities impacted by recent flooding: “This summer’s tragic flooding has left profound impact on our state—taking the lives of innocent adults and children, devastating families and entire communities, and breaking the hearts of every Texan.

AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today issued the following statement praising final passage of House Bill 4, the House’s congressional redistricting bill answering Governor Abbott’s special session call: “The Texas House today delivered legislation to redistrict certain congressional districts to address concerns raised by the Department of Justice and ensure fairness and accuracy in Texans’ representation in Congress.

AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed a legal complaint in the State of California to enforce arrest warrants issued by the Texas House of Representatives against legislators who fled the State to obstruct the proceedings of the Texas Legislature.