New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair positions. This change breaks a long-standing tradition in the chamber — and ...

This story has been updated with new information ... is the first statewide Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban this legislative session.

Texas House members elected Republican ... positions in state government. Burrows’ win marks a disappointing defeat for the insurgent wing of the party who have been working since the last ...

“Texas is one of the few Republican majority states that doesn’t have any type of school choice ... majority in the Texas Senate that’s always been there, that’s strongly in favor of ...

A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by ...

DALLAS — The election of State Representative ... told us on Inside Texas Politics. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has long been a leading conservative voice in Texas. The stalwart Republican says he ...

Republican States Can Move Ahead With Abortion ... "this outrageous case should have been put to bed." "Instead, the same Texas judge who already tried to take mifepristone off the market ...

The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House ... who has been much more willing to work across the aisle than Cook, has earned him instant criticism from state lawmakers to his right.