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

Rep. Michael McCaul, former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is working to raise awareness about Ukrainian ...

The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an ... That being said, members could still vote to change the ...

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

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

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

Supposedly, civil war has broken out in the Texas Republican Party. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, was a monumental day in the state of Texas. For the first time in recent memory there was going to be a ...

The Burrows-Cook stalemate has already spilled bad blood across the Republican caucus. On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) turned up the heat, warning of primary challenges for ...

Republican senator goes to war on mascots designed to teach children about soil, pests and the US Mint - A bill banning the mascots is part of the government’s plan to cut $2 trillion in federal spend ...

He has financed insurgent candidates in Republican primaries to drive ... from his political skills but from his campaign war chest. West Texas oil billionaires Tim Dunn, Farris Wilks and others ...

"Live updates: Texas lawmakers expected to elect a House speaker as ... Jan. 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. A fiery Republican civil war culminates Tuesday with the vote to select a new House speaker — a ...