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

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the ...

The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney ...

After an unprecedented two rounds of voting, Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected as the next Speaker of the Texas House on the ...

Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.

The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an establishment Republican to lead the chamber, drawing criticism ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan had been seeking his third session in the leadership role but dropped out of the race on Dec. 6. He ...

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. But the election deepened divisions ...

Burrows bested challenger David Cook (R-Mansfield) in a runoff vote on the first day of the Texas Legislature in Austin.

Republican State Rep. Cody Harris filed a complaint to the Texas Ethics Commission on Wednesday, alleging the Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George violated ethics rules. George ...

A Republican Texas House member is calling for the state party chair to be investigated, alleging that he illegally threatened and intimidated lawmakers who are not supporting the party’s ...