Key Trump Cabinet picks face Senate scrutiny Thursday
On Thursday, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi returns for her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Treasury ...
This Christian Democrat voted red to balance the scales of religious fanaticism
Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.
Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation as lawmakers, pastors prep for ‘spiritual battle’
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
Lubbock GOP leaders to attend Trump inauguration
Khan says he was invited to a rally and the Hispanic Inaugural Ball, by another Lubbock GOP leader who will be at the ...
Establishment Republican Burrows bests MAGA-friendly Cook for Texas House speakership
The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House won out as state Rep. Dustin Burrows grabbed the chamber’s speakership ...
Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually ...
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Texas House to pick new speaker, concluding brutal proxy war
The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the ...
The Texas Legislature is back in session this week. Here’s what to watch
House members will kick off the session by electing a new House speaker, which comes after months of GOP infighting.
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Texas Legislature returns Tuesday: Leadership battles, divisive issues await lawmakers
A staunchly conservative Texas Legislature, poised to approve the agendas set by Republican state leaders, will convene ...
Texas lawmaker accuses state GOP chair of ethics violation over threats in House speaker race
A complaint has been filed against Texas GOP Chair Abraham George for sending mailers and censuring lawmakers who support Rep ...
Texas GOP chairman accused of ‘threatening’ lawmakers
A Republican state lawmaker in Texas accused the state’s GOP chairman of illegally threatening and intimidating lawmakers who don’t support the preferred candidate for state House speaker. Republican ...