Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...

The start of the legislative session on Tuesday should bring the resolution of a contentious battle for power in the Texas ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power ...

We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in ...

Will Texas House Republicans face censure following Speaker vote? Can they legally be removed from primary ballot?

From debating school vouchers and improving the state's water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

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

The hotly contested race for leader of the House divided Texas Republicans and produced threats of political retribution ...

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

AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to ... who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right. The outcome is a victory for Texas Republicans’ establishment ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually ...