Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos cast her ballot in favor of David Cook for Texas House Speaker after losing the race ...

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

A Nacogdoches firefighter shared his experience in California Wednesday, four days after being sent with a team to aide in the state’s fight against several devastating wildfires. A former Longview ...

A Nacogdoches firefighter shared his experience in California Wednesday, four days after being sent with a team to aide in the state’s fight against several devastating wildfires.

State representative Mary Gonzalez and state senator César Blanco told me they plan to keep working together to address the needs of El Paso. "We're all here for the same reason," newly-elected State ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session is now underway. With new leadership roles in place, lawmakers are focusing on which bills ...

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

With the election of Dustin Burrows to House Speaker, Democrats are hoping to hang on to a few committee chairs.

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

The Texas legislature has begun its 89th session, with many representatives voting for Dustin Burrows as the Texas Speaker of ...