This fall, Texas looked like a commercial created by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. As I sat in what I call my ‘Break Room’—one of the lawn chairs in our front yard that catches any sun ...

The Texas Senate and House filed their respective versions of the 2026-2027 state budget on Wednesday. The two versions are just a few billion dollars apart. Significantly, both versions set aside ...

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Crews with West Metro Fire Rescue responded to an early morning house fire Tuesday in unincorporated Jefferson County. The fire was reported in the 7200 block of South ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, adjourns the House during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.(Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

Phelan is also a Republican. But unlike Patrick, whose job is handed to him by the voters of Texas, Phelan got his chamber chief position from the House members themselves. Republicans and ...

Last week’s election of state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, while maintaining a certain status quo, stands to be one of the most monumental in ...

Texas sports betting legislation still faces a steep uphill battle, but the new House speaker keeps its path a little more open. While the House lane appears to have stayed open, the Senate remains a ...

A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Jefferson City man who allegedly broke into his grandmother's house. According to the probable cause statement, on Jan. 17, officers responded to a call from a ...

The Democrats’ short list of possible benefits: A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer playing field. State Rep.

By Ja'han Jones Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives. But the story of the day, from my vantage point, was the scenes of ...