Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says ...

State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible ...

The latest Republican Party Of Texas news from The Texas Tribune. By Robert Downen and Kate McGee Jan. 21, 2025 Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send ...

Republican state lawmakers are doubling down on their failed effort last session to bar certain foreign citizens and ...

Patrick, who runs the Senate and has established significant influence over what bills are passed, is the first statewide Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has long been a leading conservative voice in Texas. The stalwart Republican says he doesn’t yet know if Burrows will impact his hopes for a conservative agenda, but he ...

The Texas Senate is comprised of 31 districts, with 16 seats needed for a majority. As of the most recent election, there are 20 Republican members (65%) and 11 Democrats. Of Patrick's committee ...

The Burrows-Cook stalemate has already spilled bad blood across the Republican caucus. On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) turned up the heat, warning of primary challenges for ...

According to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly ...

School choice is a high-priority issue for Texas Republican leaders, and lawmakers in the Senate filed their formal proposal in the Senate Friday morning. The upper chamber's proposal, Senate Bill ...

Ron Nehring, a Republican political adviser, has criticized "Russian government-backed" initiatives for California and Texas to secede from the United States and become independent countries.