We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in ...

The political donations came in the two weeks before the fundraising blackout period tied to the legislative session.

After a year of Texas Democrats and Republicans using religious rhetoric to win elections, far-right lawmakers empowered by ...

Miriam Adelson of the Dallas Mavericks and Sands and TIlman Fertitta of the Houston Rockets and the Golden Nugget want to ...

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

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

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

The election of Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House speaker with help from Democrats has many Republicans crying foul.

Dustin Burrows is elected Speaker of the Texas House, signaling potential bipartisanship in addressing state issues.

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

A bipartisan coalition elected Dustin Burrows as House Speaker. The Lubbock Republican defeated Mansfield Rep. David Cook.

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows, newly elected Speaker of the Texas House, announced the first members of his senior staff on ...