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Texas House speaker appoints Republicans to drive GOP agenda as committee chairs
Leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him survive his bruising rise to leadership, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Thursday appointed a slate of 30 Republican committee chairs to drive his agenda and defend GOP-dominated House policy positions.
Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders
Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.
School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees
Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.
Landgraf reappointed chairman of powerful Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee
State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as chairman of the influential Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation. In addition to this key leadership role,
All Texas House committees will be chaired by Republicans this session
Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows said for the first time in state history, every standing House committee will be chaired by a Republican.
Texas Speaker of the House announces committee assignments
Lubbock, announced the assignments for the standing committees in the House of Representatives for the 89th legislative session. The Speaker said it is the first time in the state's history that every standing committee will be chaired by a Republican during a regular session.
Texas’ New House Speaker Aims to Unite the State’s Most Powerful Republicans
Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House speaker – this session.
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