The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic ...

State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible ...

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

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Instead of counting on hard-to-come-by local donors, three City Hall outsiders tapped their personal and professional ...

Texas has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. This page contains the following information on the Texas State Senate ...

Alternatively, they could try to achieve their long-elusive goal of turning Texas blue or reverse the recent trend toward Republicans in Florida, once a swing state that has shifted hard to the right.

Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did. Representative Johnson, who is seeking re-election as Speaker ...

Two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and led by Raphael Warnock before he was elected to the U.S.

As Democrats and Republicans analyze their wins and losses after the November election, one alternative party believes their long-term strategy is beginning to pay off.

Shortly after Burrows’ election, Republican Party of Texas Chair Abraham George told reporters that pro-Burrows Republicans could soon be censured by the party — a move that, under new party ...

Rep. Tom Oliverson, chair of the House GOP caucus, and Texas Republican Party Chair Abraham George were among those who spoke to a rally supporting Cook, the party's majority pick for speaker.