The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick priorities range from bipartisan issues to GOP talking points, like “educating Texas students on the horrors of communism.” ...

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 ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session when then-Speaker Dade Phelan broke with Gov. Greg Abbot's school voucher agenda.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Javier Villalobos, the Republican mayor of McAllen, Texas, expressed concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on illegal immigration could cause economic damage to the United States.