The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

Texas politics have always rotated around “bidness and the Bible.” Typically, in that order. In recent years, and during the Texas Legislature’s 89th Session, I have focused on how business leaders ...

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

Three nominees are vying for the Texas House speaker's gavel after the 89th Texas legislature was seated Tuesday.

Delia Parker-Mims is among a handful of Texas Democrats looking to lead the state party after a slate of electoral setbacks ...

The bullying of rural legislators to push through Gov. Abbott’s school choice measure hardly constitutes a mandate.

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

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

The last 25 years of complete Republican control have been a beatdown for working families, and Texas House Democrats know ...

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

In the lead-up to the Nov. 5 election, Attorney General Ken Paxton ramped up efforts to put his imprint on rules governing ...