Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

Texas state Senator Charles Schwertner has introduced a bill in the new legislative session to establish a strategic Bitcoin ...

With an "ultra-conservative" majority at the helm in the state Capitol, Austin's "liberal" city council members are bracing ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to upholding a Texas law requiring age verification for accessing pornography ...

Heading into the 89th legislative session, now in its second day, state leaders have named the establishment of a school ...

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin.

The 89th Texas Legislative Session is now underway. With new leadership roles in place, lawmakers are focusing on which bills ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session is now underway. With new leadership roles in place, lawmakers are focusing on which bills ...

Texas lawmakers convened from across the state for the start of the 89th Legislative Session. This marks the beginning of ...