In the second round of voting, democrats provided the numbers to make Rep. Dustin Burrows the new House Speaker. The vote was Burrows 85 and Cook 55. Nine House members were listed as Not ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the Texas House as the new speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, left, joined by his wife, Elizabeth, and their children is sworn in by Secretary of State Jane Nelson after being voted in the the House speaker position on the ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, takes the oath to be speaker of the House on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislature at the Capitol on Tuesday January 14, 2025.

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular session began.