House Bill 1 proposes $335.7 billion in state and federal spending, including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending.

A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin ...

The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state.

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected ...

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...

Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) believes the Speaker’s race is being influenced by outside sources who want to control the ...

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

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Speaker Vote Fallout -  A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers.  In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker.  But some of his ...

Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban ...