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

Two Democrats and one Republican have announced they are running for speaker of the Texas House, vying to unseat the current ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto ...

David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying incumbent Speaker Dade Phelan does not have enough support from House Republicans to win. “We cannot continue to govern effectively without the Republican majorit ...

Lawmakers need to end their lip service to addressing the state’s increasing housing shortage, which has hit low-income ...

The 89th Legislature’s regular session runs from Jan. 14 to Jun. 2, 2025. Republicans control both the Texas House and Senate. We focus on what Texans need to know about the 140-day lawmaking session ...

With their success at the polls on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are poised to run the table in the Legislature. But internal fights are probably ahead.

Texas is estimated to be losing out on roughly $9.4 billion annually because of child care woes, according to a recent study.

Tuesday marked the first unofficial beginning of the next Texas legislative session — and already lawmakers have begun filing ...