Supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, which has ...

On the heels of an election that solidified Republican dominance in the Texas Legislature, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said offering ...

Republicans nearly ran the table in state House races, shoring up Governor Abbott’s school voucher majority for the 2025 ...

Speaker Dade Phelan, the Beaumont Republican who leads the House, is seeking a third term as speaker but faces a challenge ...

But the Republicans who were elected are more conservative as a whole and more and more supportive of Texas Gov. Greg ...

Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

Polls closed at 7 p.m. and early voting results are in for Tarrant County’s seven contested races for the Texas House and Senate.

Republican state Rep. Angie Chen Button, 70, won a ninth term in the Texas Legislature, defeating Democratic challenger ...

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In the end, it wasn’t close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls ...

Republican state Rep. Angie Chen Button of Garland and Democratic challenger Averie Bishop are in a race to represent Texas ...

McLaughlin, who led the city through the aftermath of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, defeated ...