AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ...

Resolved . . . , That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State ...

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are ...

Every legislative session, the 150-member Texas House of Representatives votes on which of them will take on the role of House speaker. It’s not just a critical role in the statehouse – it’s ...

A vote of 85 in favor of State Rep. Dustin Burrows decides the next Speaker of the Texas House Of Representatives on the first day of the 2025 Texas Legislature in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...

(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called on Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security operation, Operation Lone Star. Abbott sent letters to the leaders of the U ...

A cotton field near Lubbock in 2022 was hit by drought conditions. Texas farmers have been waiting for Congress to update the national agriculture laws to help with crop insurance and other issues.

Agustín de Iturbide abdicates as Emperor of Mexico and the territory, including Texas, is organized as a republic. The Mexican Congress grants Texans a seven-year exemption from Mexican tariffs.

handily won his congressional race in north Texas, bringing the number of Jewish Republicans in Congress to three for the first time in more than a decade. Goldman’s defeat Tuesday of Democrat ...