Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, was elected Speaker of the Texas House. His victory, supported by Democrats, has brought a sense of optimism to West Texas, as his rural background and understanding of local needs are expected to influence legislative priorities.
House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the chamber after being sworn in on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 14.— a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.
Burrows graduated from Monterey High School and Texas Tech University. He is prominently featured in local commercials for the Lubbock law firm he works at — even while the Texas GOP ran commercials last month in the area calling him a sell-out for challenging the party’s favored nominee state Rep. This gives Democrats some power-sharing abilities in the chamber, though not as much as having them chair committees. Still, Burrows received criticism for the change. Landry said there will likely be more disagreements between Burrows and Lt. Gov. Patrick. However, unlike the times when Patrick and Phelan regularly traded insults on social media, Landry said Burrows isn’t the type to do the same.
“It just doesn’t stick because we know better,” Bellsnyder said. “It’s what makes our smaller regions more impactful than others, because we do know our people.” Since the speaker vote, the ads against Burrows have stopped. The commentary took longer to taper off.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE RURAL ISSUES WEST TEXAS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DUSTIN BURROWS
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