Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse ...

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

J, Drew Landry shares his takes on the recent election of Lubbock's State Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House Speaker.

We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in ...

Dustin Burrows is elected Speaker of the Texas House, signaling potential bipartisanship in addressing state issues.

State Rep. Venton Jones says proposing to his partner sends a powerful message of resilience in the face of anti-LGBTQ ...

We congratulate state Rep. Dustin Burrows on his election as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives on the first day of the 89th legislative session Tuesday in Austin. Burrows, a Lubbock ...

By Ja'han Jones Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives. But the story of the day, from my vantage point, was the scenes of ...