AUSTIN, Texas and LUBBOCK, Texas (KBTX/KWTX/KCBD) - Texas House members Tuesday afternoon elected Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock to one of the most powerful positions in state government, Speaker of the Texas House, for the 89th Texas Legislature.

As people and businesses move to Texas in droves, state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, has a plan to create a dedicated funding stream to help local utilities purchase more water and upgrade their infrastructure.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

The 89th Texas Legislative session kicked off with the swearing-in of new Speaker David Burrows, a republican from Lubbock.

The Texas Driving Report by LendingTree has the city of Lubbock ranked No. 4 for the best drivers in the state of Texas.

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular session began.

Burrows bested challenger David Cook (R-Mansfield) in a runoff vote on the first day of the Texas Legislature in Austin.

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday with the support of Democrats who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened hard right.

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans. Burrows won the speaker's race by a vote of 85-55.

A national nonprofit focused on supporting individuals with disabilities recently named an employee in its San Antonio office as the new Texas State Director. San Antonio-native Samantha Lara Cutler will serve as Texas State Director for the national nonprofit Community Options, Inc.

Read about this and other news and developments in the Amarillo area business community from this week including staff, events, honors and more.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so that the country “can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.” Ogles proposed an amendment on Thursday that says, “No person shall be elected to the office…