The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse — and called for an end to the separation of church and state.

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’ political influence ...

No GOP strongholds are projected to lose seats. Florida and Texas are projected to pick up four seats each. Arizona, Idaho, ...

Or whether, instead, wildfires are permitted to burn out of control.

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

Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

In a split from most of their party, three Texas House Democrats voted for far-right-backed Texas Rep. David Cook in ...

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

The 89th Texas legislative session commenced today with a surprising turn of events as Republican Dustin Burrows from Lubbock ...

With the election of Dustin Burrows to House Speaker, Democrats are hoping to hang on to a few committee chairs.

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...