Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade ...

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

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 ...

"I can't speak for all minorities, but I felt like a lot of people weren't excited by the top of the ticket," Democratic Precinct 2 commissioner candidate Jeremy Davis said.

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

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new ...

State lawmakers elected by Austin area voters are looking to enact a variety of incremental bipartisan reforms during the ...

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

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 Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse — and called for an end to the separation of church and state.

Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.