@carbonrich - here is some simple CSS code fun for you if you want to try. you will need to change the CATEGORY_PLUG to the appropriate category plug for the one you want the button to be used in.
common css
.category-[CATEGORY_PLUG]{
#create-topic.btn-default.btn.btn-icon-text {
width: 160px;
span.d-button-label {
position: relative;
visibility: hidden;
}
span.d-button-label:after {
content: "New Request";
position: absolute;
visibility: visible;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
}
}
}