The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

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

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

Under the Texas Constitution, the House and Senate cannot pass legislation during the first 60 days of a regular session, ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will still give Democrats some say in legislation.

In what was billed the most consequential election of our time, voter turnout in Dallas County fell flat. Politicians, activists and voting rights advocates expected the presidential election to ...

Accusations of self-dealing and defamation have flown between the Arizona Democratic Party's chair, Yolanda Bejarano, and ...