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

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

Assemblyman Chris Tague, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin and former Congressional candidate Liz Joy are now said ...

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

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was angered by Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett calling her "child" during a House Oversight ...

WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the ...

The 119th Congress officially kicked off on January 3rd with 21 women being sworn in for the first time. Here are some of the ...

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from enforcing a looming requirement that ...

Local leaders were sworn in to their respective offices on Tuesday as Texas began its 89th Legislative Session and the United ...

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

A coalition of Republicans and Democrats won an unprecedented battle for House speaker. Dustin Burrows should focus on core ...

Lawmakers will debate the future of public education, find ways to spend nearly $200 billion in tax money and wrangle over ...