In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, were the two lone Democrats to side with Republicans Tuesday to pass ...

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

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

Burrows will lead one of the state’s highest offices after a dramatic bowing-out of the former House speaker, Dade Phelan, ...

Top Democrats think they’ve hit on a response to Republican anti-trans legislation, calling it "predator empowerment." ...

Lubbock, was voted speaker of the Texas House, elevating him to one of the most powerful positions in state government.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, but most Democrats passionately ...

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

The Texas Legislature meets every two years to introduce bills that it hopes will become law. Over 1,636 house bills have ...

Two House Democrats on Tuesday voted in support of legislation that would bar transgender girls from participating in girls' and womens' sports. Republicans emphasized the issue of transgender ...

The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted.