House District 83 · Lubbock, TX
A Lubbock attorney and former chair of both the House Calendars and Ways & Means Committees, Rep. Burrows was elected the 77th Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in January 2025 and represents eleven counties across the South Plains of West Texas.
Biography
Speaker Dustin Burrows of Lubbock has served House District 83 as State Representative since 2015 and was elected by his colleagues as the 77th Speaker of the Texas House in January 2025.
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Prior to assuming the speakership, Speaker Burrows chaired the House Calendars Committee in the 87th and 88th Legislatures and the Ways & Means Committee in the 86th. His legislative service includes key roles on standing committees overseeing state elections, higher education, agriculture, international trade, and financial services, among other issues, as well as chairing the House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting in Uvalde in 2022 and as a member of the Investigative Committee on the Texas Panhandle Wildfires in 2024.
A lifelong Lubbock resident, Speaker Burrows helped establish the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine and secure over $1 billion for the university’s endowment through the Texas University Fund. He graduated from Monterey High School in Lubbock, where he was active in Future Farmers of America, showed pigs, and served as a livestock judge. He holds degrees from Rhodes College and Texas Tech University, where he earned both his MBA and Juris Doctor.
A partner at Burrows Law Firm, Speaker Burrows lives in Lubbock with his wife, Elisabeth, and their three sons, all of whom attend Lubbock ISD schools.
Biography sourced from the official Texas House of Representatives website.
Contact Information
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0542
Lubbock, TX 79424
(806) 795-0635
District Information
Committee Membership
None — Speaker of the House
As the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives, the Speaker does not serve on any standing committees. The Speaker is instead responsible for appointing committee chairs and members, referring bills to committee, and managing the flow of legislation across the chamber.
Most Recent Session Activity
Activity during the 89th Legislative Session (89R).
Note: As Speaker of the House, Rep. Burrows does not author, joint author, or co-author legislation during the session. This is a long-standing convention reflecting the Speaker’s role as the neutral presiding officer of the chamber. The Speaker’s legislative influence is instead exercised through committee appointments, bill referrals, and procedural leadership. Prior-session activity is available below.
Authored Legislation by Session
Bills authored and joint-authored during each legislative session. Links open the official Texas Legislature Online report for that session.
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