“It died in a Republican-controlled House each time. That is unacceptable and inexcusable.” Embattled House Speaker Dade ...

Donald Trump has built close ties to many Texas Republicans, from judges to elected officials to policy experts.

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 ...

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.

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

On Thursday, the jostling to hold the speaker’s gavel resumed with insurgent candidate Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying ...

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 ...