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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Dustin Burrows

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Dustin Burrows

Dustin Burrows

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Dustin Burrows
Current role
Speaker of the Texas House (since January 2025); State Representative, District 83 (since 2014) (per official biography)
Background
  • Monterey High School graduate
  • Degrees from Rhodes College and Texas Tech University
  • MBA and law degree, Texas Tech University
  • Lifelong Lubbock resident
Experience
  • Chaired the House Calendars Committee (87th and 88th Legislatures)
  • Chaired the Ways & Means Committee (86th Legislature)
  • Chaired the House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting in Uvalde (2022)
  • Partner, Burrows Law Firm
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
  • Campaign site: "Keeping Texas affordable remains a top priority for the Texas House."
  • Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on the 2025 session: "Lawmakers protected the unborn and supported mothers"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental constitutional freedom that Texans have long valued."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site says the 2025 school funding increase "was paired with Texas' first universal school choice program"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
burrows4tx.com