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

After a contentious battle that split Texas House Republicans, State Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock was elected ...

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna repeatedly tried to convince Speaker Mike Johnson that he — as a pro-family champion — should back ...

The onerous new immigration bill would empower state attorneys general to force wholesale visa denials. It turns out Bannon ...

A drug interception this week at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge resulted in officers finding $158,145 ...

A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...

Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) set his sights on means-tested anti-poverty and welfare programs.

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. As the U.S. population shifts to the South, political power is seeping from ...

House conservative proposals to raise corporate taxes to offset the cost of President-elect Trump’s tax package are going ...

The alliance between Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump may prove to be the most important relationship in ...