Texas House Speaker stepped back, citing intensified external pressures and political interference in the speaker’s race.

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse ...

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

Dade Phelan a third term as speaker of the Texas House was that Republican lawmakers felt they should be able to elect the chamber's leader without any help from the outnumbered Democrats.

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the ...

The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the role, but lawmakers voted 85-55 for Burrows, an ally of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan (R). “The duty bestowed upon me today ...