The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker ...

He told Republicans and Democrats in the House chamber, "I commit to you today every member, every member will have a voice ...

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing ...

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers ...

Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

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

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

House Speaker Dade Phelan had been seeking his third session in the leadership role but dropped out of the race on Dec. 6. He ...

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to ...

Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to uphold a Texas law that requires pornographic sites to have age verification ...