Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

The new leader of the lower chamber finally announced committee assignments, formalizing a new order in the lower chamber.

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.

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House speaker – this session.

Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session. Here's what he said.

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.

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.