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

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

Democrats may have found a way to fix their struggles in the Rio Grande Valley: draft a Tejano music superstar.

As the race to lead the Democratic party heats up, they avoid some of the biggest questions about their future.

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually ...

Three nominees are vying for the Texas House speaker's gavel after the 89th Texas legislature was seated Tuesday.

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

Delia Parker-Mims is among a handful of Texas Democrats looking to lead the state party after a slate of electoral setbacks ...

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan had been seeking his third session in the leadership role but dropped out of the race on Dec. 6. He ...

In the lead-up to the Nov. 5 election, Attorney General Ken Paxton ramped up efforts to put his imprint on rules governing ...