Rep. Tom Craddick, the longest-serving legislator in Texas House history, and his wife, Nadine, have been honored with a ...

On Jan. 25, 1839, the Republic of Texas adopted the iconic flag we know and cherish today. A simple but bold design that ...

A total of 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2024. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 19-12 to 20-11. All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up ...

Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.

Art Palm Beach is expected to draw new pieces and installations from across the globe to the Palm Beach County Convention ...

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In a dramatic two-ballot vote on the opening day of the 2025 legislative session Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the Texas House speaker post and dealt a blow to ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected ...

Austin has been the capital of Texas since 1839, but did you know a brief ‘war’ nearly made Houston the seat of power in the Lone Star State?

Burrows now immediately takes over as speaker of the Texas House, succeeding state Rep. Dade Phelan, a Republican from Beaumont. There were two rounds of voting in the House on Tuesday.

Aaron E. Martinez, Annie Rice USA TODAY NETWORK The next Texas House speaker will not be from Tarrant County. Rep. David Cook, a Mansfield Republican, lost with 55 votes to Rep. Dustin Burrows ...

The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the role, but lawmakers voted 85-55 for Burrows, an ally of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan (R). “The duty bestowed upon me ...