Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer playing field.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to lead the Texas House of Representatives and what he hopes to accomplish during the 89th Legislative Session.

Despite a conservative push, Dustin Burrows was elected Speaker of the Texas House with support from Democrats and moderate Republicans.

() –The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 has advanced a school choice bill filed by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe. SB 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, passed the committee by a 9-2 vote and is expected to pass the full Senate.

Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

The envy of every school choice state” is how a bill author teased legislation designed to bring school choice to the Lone Star State. The night before Senate Bill 2 was posted, Sen. Brandon Creighton told a group of local Republican party donors in Austin that the bill answers many objections opponents and skeptics had

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said ...

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School applied last year to take part in Oklahoma’s charter school program, which would entitle it to public funding. The state’s top court struck its ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

The school was proposed by the Roman Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and Diocese of Tulsa, supported by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and approved by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board in 2023.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows ... doing enough to pass a school voucher bill. Phelan declined to seek a third term as House speaker. Regardless, we commend Burrows for his willingness ...