A bipartisan coalition elected Dustin Burrows as House Speaker. The Lubbock Republican defeated Mansfield Rep. David Cook.

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

The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse — and called for an end to the separation of church and state.

Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. With America’s population shifting to ...

Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos cast her ballot in favor of David Cook for Texas House Speaker after losing the race ...

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

Despite strong opposition from top Texas GOP leaders, Rep. Dustin Burrows has been elected as the next Texas House Speaker.

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member ...

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

AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - The 89th Texas Legislature gaveled on Tuesday, kicking off a 140-day period of lawmaking in the Lone ...

U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat who voiced support for some restrictions on transgender athletes, ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.