Dustin Burrows is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 83. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 12, 2027. The Texas House of Representatives elected Burrows speaker of the House on January 14, 2025. After two rounds of voting, Burrows defeated the Republican House Caucus' nominee, Rep. David Cook, 85-55, with 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans voting for Burrows. The Texas Tribune described Burrows and his predecessor, Rep. Dade Phelan, as establishment Republicans. Burrows' election as speaker, according to the outlet, marked a "disappointing defeat for the insurgent wing of the party.. That faction, which aims to push the House further to the right, ousted more than a dozen GOP members in last year’s primaries who were aligned with [Burrows and Phelan]." Burrows was born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1978. He received an M.B.A. and J.D. from Texas Tech University in 2004. As of November 2025, Burrows was a partner at Burrows Law Firm, P.C. Burrows was elected to the state House in 2014 with 81% of the vote. He chaired the House Calendars Committee from 2021 to 2024 and the House Ways & Means Committee from 2019 to 2020. The Texas Tribune's James Barragan and Jasper Scherer wrote of Burrows' legislative record: "He had supported stricter abortion laws, thwarted stricter gun laws, and played a lead role in lowering how much property tax revenue local governments can collect. He was also a supporter of Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher legislation last session."