Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — It is no secret most in the Texas Republican Party and state Republican leaders did not want Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, to win the election for Speaker of the House on Tuesday.

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the ...

Long-simmering tensions within the Texas GOP are spilling out into the open amid a heated battle for the state House Speaker seat. The fight underscores long-standing friction between the rump ...

Lawmakers in the chamber will vote to choose the next House Speaker ... That’s unacceptable to many Republicans, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In the week before the start ...

In the month run-up to the Speaker vote, relationships were tested within the Republican party ... Texas Election Code’s provision violates the party’s First Amendment freedom of association ...

A deep-pocket West Texas conservative businessman who ... will not fund primary challenges against Republican members based on their vote for who should lead the chamber. The announcement by ...

George, in a mass email after the complaint was filed, said his actions in the race for speaker were guided by the Texas GOP platform, which states that Republican House members must vote for ...

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the Texas House as the new speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.(Juan Figueroa ...