Texas House members will pick a new leader Tuesday in a vote that will set the course of the 2025 legislative session and stoke an ongoing Republican power struggle. Just as significant ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, adjourns the Texas House after being elected speaker during opening day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.( ...

The latest Texas House of Representatives news from The Texas Tribune. By James Barragán Jan. 23, 2025 Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a ...

AUSTIN – The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027, and lawmakers told CBS News Texas they liked how similar the two chambers' spending plans are. "It's ...

The bill died after intense pushback, including from the HRC, the state's business industry and the speaker of the House. As Texas gears up for the start of the 89th legislative session Tuesday ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On Tuesday, the Texas House voted for a ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after defeating David Cook, R-Mansfield in what split the GOP. He told ...

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General ...

The Senate passed a voucher bill in 2023, but the House did not. Patrick has vowed to make such a bill his top priority this session. David DeMatthews, a University of Texas professor of ...

Amazon Fire or Apple TV device to watch live coverage of the Texas House Speaker discussion and vote at noon Tuesday. In 2009, 11 Texas House Republicans gathered at a lawmaker’s West Austin ...

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the Legislature. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.