1. Dustin Ray Burrows was born on November 14,1978 and is an American attorney and businessman who has served as the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives since 2025.
13 Facts About Dustin Burrows
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Dustin Burrows has sponsored legislation including the SB2 bill, enabling Texas taxpayers to control local tax rates and tax increases.
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Dustin Burrows was nominated by the Terry County Republican Party to run for the Texas House of Representatives in 2014, representing the 83rd District.
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Dustin Burrows won the general election for the position in November 2014, beating Democratic opponent Max R Tarbox with 81.2 percent of the vote.
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Dustin Burrows was re-elected to the House for his third legislative session in 2018, defeating Democrat Drew Landry with 77.3 percent of the vote.
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Dustin Burrows was present at a 2019 meeting with Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and Dennis Bonnen, where Sullivan later accused them of offering press credentials in exchange for targeting moderate Republican members seeking re-election.
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Dustin Burrows ran unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Addison Perry-Franks in the general election with 79.29 percent of the vote.
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Dustin Burrows spearheaded an ultimately successful effort to have gun stores in Texas declared essential businesses, allowing them to choose to open during the State's COVID-19 lockdown.
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Dustin Burrows chaired the investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting in 2022.
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Dustin Burrows authored House Bill 3 which required armed security on school campuses in Texas.
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In 2024, Dustin Burrows ran against David Cook for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives after then-Speaker Dade Phelan announced he would not seek to retain the position.
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On January 14,2025, Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House Speaker after 49 Democrats joined 36 Republicans to back him in the second round of voting, defeating Cook by a vote of 85 to 55.
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Dustin Burrows is married to the former Elisabeth Hause, who grew up in South Texas in a family engaged in cattle ranching and oil and natural gas.