A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...

Texas State Rep. Dustin Burrows (TX-83) was elected the next Texas House Speaker after a runoff on Tuesday during the first ...

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Texas Rep. Jared Patterson of Frisco discusses why Dustin Burrows is the right person for the Texas House Speaker.

A three-day weekend is extending to four days as snow is expected on Jan. 21, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hays ...

Coppell City Council members authorized $75,651.46 for the purchase of seven new bleacher cover shades to be installed at the ...

A Livingston man accused in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has pleaded guilty and accepted a life without parole ...

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the election of Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as ...

Like many school districts across the state, Leander ISD superintendent Bruce Gearing says, funding a major priority this ...

The most important vote of the 89th Legislative Session has now been taken and the citizens of Texas who overwhelmingly chose Republican leadership lost. Once again Democrats and a small ...

Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...

Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K ...