Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith.
Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday with the support of Democrats who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened hard right.
A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker. But some of his opponents believe
A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party in the House, currently Republican. But the rules state that Vice Chairs are to be members of the minority party, currently Democrats. HR 4 also requires the two leadership positions to work together.
The Texas GOP caucus requires all Republicans to vote in unison for ... others have indirectly signaled that they would be voting for Burrows. Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) believes the Speaker’s race is being influenced by outside sources who want ...
The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further right.
FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.
Texas Democrats aim to expand abortion access, facing opposition from Republicans wanting to further restrict it.
AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to ... who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right. The outcome is a victory for Texas Republicans’ establishment ...
The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov.
The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other long sought conservative goals.
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.