Capitol Context: The House speaker's power beyond the gavel

With the elections behind us, we're shifting from providing you context from the campaign trail to context from the State Capitol as the Texas legislature gets to work. Keep up with Capitol Context this legislative session as we examine bills being debated, the messages we’re hearing from elected leaders and how their votes impact us all.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As members of the Texas House elected Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as their new speaker at the start of the 89th legislative session...