Watch a livestream of the vote for Texas Speaker of the House by clicking the player above. On first vote, no member received ...

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

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was voted speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, elevating him to one of the most powerful ...

Burrow’s win was an assertion of the chamber’s longstanding independence, and it set up another session of likely clashes ...

The race for Texas House speaker Tuesday afternoon ... announcement that he was dropping his bid for a third term amid ...

Thierry, from Houston, became a Republican cause celebré for breaking with Democrats over her views on transgender rights.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson granted President-elect Trump's request to suspend a 30-day mourning period for former ...

Currently, the Texas House consists of 150 members. In January, the House will be made up of 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats. The new speaker will need at least 76 votes. At the beginning of each ...

Proposals on property taxes, price disclosure, foreign buyers and corporate landlords are among the bills to watch this ...

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

The biggest thing to watch on day one of Texas’ 89th Legislative Session? Who the Texas House of Representatives choose to be ...

The biggest thing to watch on day one of Texas’ 89th legislative session? Who the Texas House of Representatives chooses to ...