Dustin Ray Burrows was born on November 14,1978 and is an attorney and businessman in Lubbock, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 83.
11 Facts About Dustin Burrows
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Dustin Burrows has represented the 83rd district since January 2015.
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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 serves as the Chairman of the House Calendars Committee, a position he has held since 2021.
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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 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.