As new session begins, Lt. Gov. Patrick calling for lawmakers to pass the Dementia Prevention Research Institute and offer ...

Vouchers are poised to take center stage as the GOP-led Legislature opens a new session on Tuesday, along with a litany of ...

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reelection campaign entered the new year with $33.5 million in its coffers. The sum is “the ...

Dan Patrick and his billionaire donors ... Lawmakers are supposed to come to Austin to debate what’s best for Texas. Out-of-control campaign donations have turned the Legislature into a sham ...

The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin.

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the ...

A staunchly conservative Texas Legislature, poised to approve the agendas set by Republican state leaders, will convene ...

House members will kick off the session by electing a new House speaker, which comes after months of GOP infighting.

The state's agriculture commissioner said he stands behind Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick when it comes to his push to ban THC products ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.

So this is one thing I agree with conservative Texas politicians on ... Enter Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a man not known for nuance. On Dec. 4, he issued a statement pushing for a ban on all THC.