U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen were the only two Democrats in the House to back the bill, ...

The election of Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House speaker with help from Democrats has many Republicans crying foul.

With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from reliably Democratic states to areas ...

The 89th Texas legislative session commenced today with a surprising turn of events as Republican Dustin Burrows from Lubbock ...

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

The Texas Legislature meets every two years to introduce bills that it hopes will become law. Over 1,636 house bills have ...

Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of ...

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

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

He told Republicans and Democrats in the House chamber, "I commit to you today every member, every member will have a voice ...

Texas Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar both sided with the Republican majority, and North Carolina ...