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Dustin Burrows, Texas House and Speaker

Speaker Dustin Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining issue” of the legislative session, reassuring a crowd of conservative supporters that their long wait for school choice was over.

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gives Gov. Greg Abbott boost on school voucher plans

Gov. Greg Abbott has already held dozens of rallies around the state trying to build momentum for a school voucher program, which would allow parents to use tax dollars to partially pay for private school tuition.

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Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"

Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, including President Trump and Elon Musk. He got the message. "I'm proud to say the votes are there to do this in the Texas House," Burrows said in San Antonio earlier this week at a school choice event.

Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs

In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...

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'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees

Ending more than four weeks of speculation and launching what will likely be the first sprint of the 2025 legislative session, newly minted Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows unveiled his ...

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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 ...

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Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders

House Speaker Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, named many experienced Republican leaders to head committees for the new session. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune Audio recording is ...

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Dan Patrick gives Speaker Burrows a vote of confidence at conservative gathering

AUSTIN — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threw a vote of confidence behind new House Speaker Dustin Burrows, telling a packed ...

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