Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto ...

Republican state Rep. Angie Chen Button, 70, won a ninth term in the Texas Legislature, defeating Democratic challenger ...

On the heels of an election that solidified Republican dominance in the Texas Legislature, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said offering ...

Tuesday marks the unofficial beginning of the 89th Texas legislative session as lawmakers begin filing some of the bills they hope reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk next year. Lawmakers in the Texas House ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan praised the school district during a recorded message at the conference. “I have witnessed ...

With their success at the polls on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are poised to run the table in the Legislature. But internal fights are probably ahead.

Tuesday marked the first unofficial beginning of the next Texas legislative session — and already lawmakers have begun filing ...

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School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, ...