Burrows’ statewide effort hopes to keep Texas House Republican majority

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(The Center Square) – Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, initiated a statewide effort in support of House Republicans running for office. 

Burrows, who was first elected to the Texas House in 2014, was elected speaker in January 2025, The Center Square reported.

This election, he organized a first-ever Texas House Speaker’s Strike Force to campaign for Texas House members, with a slogan of “One Party. One Mission.”

Members of the strike force traveled nearly 2,000 miles, stopped in 26 cities in more than two dozen House districts in 12 days.

There are 150 members in the Texas House, 88 are Republicans, 62 are Democrats. They serve two-year terms and the Texas legislature convenes every two years. 

Burrows launched the initiative on the first day of early voting, Oct. 19, in his hometown of Lubbock. Joining him on the last day was First Lady Cecilia Abbott in Round Rock.

The Texas House Democratic Caucus did not respond to requests for comment. 

At one of the last stops in Temple, with state Rep. Brad Buckley, he said, “There’s only one Texas, and it’s the greatest state in the entire nation. Tuesday is the final day to make sure Texas remains TEXAS. The Speaker’s Strike Force has kept its foot on the gas and rallied Texans all across this state to vote Republican and protect our future. We’re not to the finish line yet. Check in with your family, friends, and neighbors to make sure they’ve been to the polls. If not, November 3 is the day we hold the line and keep Texas RED.”

At each stop, Burrows was joined by Republicans members of the legislature, local leaders, volunteers and supporters to get out the vote ensure the Texas House keeps its majority. 

“Texas House Republicans have been on the front lines fighting for the future of our great state, standing up for our values and advancing the conservative policies that make Texas stronger,” he said in an emailed statement to The Center Square. “This election cycle, we have our work cut out for us. National Democrats and their megadonors are pouring resources into local races, hoping to flip the Texas House and impose their own agenda on our state.”

The strike force effort was imperative, he added, “to stand with members in their districts, take our message directly to voters and make the case for continued Republican leadership that puts freedom, family and opportunity first.”

Strike force members joined state lawmakers and campaign volunteers in block walking, poll greeting, phone banking and other efforts to help Republicans win their races.

“Texas is the envy of the nation because we’ve stayed true to the conservative principles that make our state a place where families can thrive, businesses can grow and opportunity is within reach,” Burrows added. “We’ve worked too hard and come too far to let anyone jeopardize what makes our state exceptional, and we will fight for Texas every step of the way.”

The initiative was made possible after Burrows reported a nearly $11 million fundraising haul. More than $4.3 million of it went to support Republican Texas House candidates in conjunction with Burrows’ House leadership PAC, Texas Conservative Majority. The $4.3 million was donated through a combination of $2.5 million in direct contributions and coordinated campaign support as of Sept. 24, according to a campaign announcement.  

As of Oct. 24, his campaign received nearly $11 million in contributions, with $6.2 million cash on hand, according to campaign finance data reported by Transparency USA.

Burrows efforts were “historic,” his campaign’s senior political adviser Jason Johnson said. “Traveling across the state – from Beaumont to Abilene, Sherman to Brownsville – Speaker Burrows has heard directly from Texans about the needs of their communities, their desire to keep Texas on the right track, and their hope the conservative policies that have made our state exceptional will continue delivering opportunity and a promising future.”

In his first year as speaker, Burrows presided over the Texas House passing property tax cut measures, historic funding for public schools, a Teacher Bill of Rights, a Parental Bill of Rights, redistricting as well as hundreds of new laws, The Center Square reported. 

He also presided over special legislative sessions, including signing arrest warrants for dozens of House Democrats who fled the capitol to disrupt legislative business in protest of a Congressional redistricting bill, The Center Square reported. This was after he prioritized bipartisanship and appointed Democratic cochairs to legislative committees. 

Burrows also co-led a joint legislative investigation into failures surrounding the July 4, 2025, Hill Country floods that killed nearly 140 people in six counties, including 27 girl campers at Camp Mystic. 

This year, he outlined legislative priorities for the House to address next year, including tax reform, regulatory reform, targeting “rogue” prosecutors among dozens of others. He’s also championing online gaming reforms prior to and in the wake of an alleged targeted attack of a Houston synagogue by a teenage online gamer, The Center Square reported.