Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...

The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state.

The Issue Is Trio was in Austin for the start of the session and sat down with representatives to talk about the future of ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected to address topics ranging from sports betting to school funding. The House ...

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

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From debating school vouchers and improving the state's water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

Speaker Vote Fallout - A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker. But some of ...

Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican ...