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

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

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...

The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney ...

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

Porn sites are not accessible in Texas as companies cite the onerous process and privacy issues associated with setting up ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power ...

Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke ...

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted.