New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch mingle hidden history with nail-biting detective work in their ...

The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans — and upending a tradition of power sharing ...

“It’s just incredibly sad that this is someone who House Republicans feel should be ... were those in the case of Garret Miller, a Texas man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and was sentenced ...

New Texas House rules would prevent Democrats from holding committee chairs, but it would increase the power of the vice-chairs of those committees. Democrats were instrumental in electing Rep.

Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Audio ...

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans.

After he was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, Rep. Dustin Burrows promised that his door would be open to everyone in the chamber — even those who supported his rival, Rep.

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief CNN has unveiled a new reporting team for the White House and Capitol Hill ahead of a new Trump administration and a change of control in Congress. Kaitlan ...

A Texas lawmaker took to the Texas House floor on the first day of the legislative session to pop the question to his long-term partner. Texas Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) got down on one knee ...

AUSTIN – The election of Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House speaker with help from Democrats has many Republicans crying foul. Republican grassroots activists have made stripping Democrats ...

Dustin Burrows as speaker of the Texas House, capping off an extraordinarily public battle that pitted establishment Republicans against the party's ultraconservative wing. In a state House with a ...