The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

I watched on YouTube, being thoroughly convinced that after what happened in the primary election of 2024, we would surely ...

Paxton’s latest tour is the continuation of his efforts in the past year to get political revenge on House Republicans who ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ...

Republican officeholders and GOP grassroots activists learn difficult lesson about meddling in the affairs of the Texas House ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

The latest Dade Phelan news from The Texas Tribune. By James Barragán Jan. 14, 2025 The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the ...

It's clear this is a new chapter in Texas politics. At least one Austin insider says former speaker Dade Phelan will still have a voice in the house. Burrows supports school vouchers, which is ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...