REP.JAMESFRANKTOCHALLENGEDADE State Rep. James Frank becomes fourth Republican to challenge Dade Phelan for House speaker.

One year after Ken Paxton’s acquittal, the political rifts have yet to settle. Some lawmakers hope for major changes in state government next year.

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Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan appointed nine members to the commission's board of ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos is the first Democrat to challenge Speaker Dade Phelan, who also faces opposition from 5 fellow ...

Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept. 15, that she is running ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

Democratic State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos announced she was running for Texas Speaker of the House, joining a crowded field that ...

Rodríguez Ramos faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member Texas House.