- SB 8 (87R) - he was a House Joint Sponsor of the Texas Heartbeat Act (2021) to ban abortions in Texas as soon as a baby's heartbeat can be heard. He was also a leader of Lubbock's effort to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn and has consistently been one of the strongest supporters of Pro-Life legislation in the Texas House.
- HB 2127 (88R) - the "preemption" bill that prevents local governments from overregulating their residents through the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act. This bill limits the local governments in our big cities, mainly led by Democratic mayors from putting a stranglehold on their residents. To highlight Speaker Burrows' conservative bona fides, the liberal New York Times ran a hit piece on this bill claiming it as "part of a sweeping effort by the Republican-dominated State Legislature to exert control over its Democratic-led major cities, which have become increasingly assertive in pushing progressive policies at the local level.' To many officials in local governments in Texas, HB 2127 also became known as the "Death Star bill."
- SB 2/HB 2 (87R) - Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act Of2019 that established the "No New Revenue Rate" to simplify the complicated process that local officials hid behind to increase your taxes.
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