Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos is the first Democrat to challenge Speaker Dade Phelan, who also faces opposition from 5 fellow ...

Rodríguez Ramos faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member Texas House.

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

After Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed impeachment trial, his allies touted Smithee, one of the House’s most senior ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

La., intends to hold a joint vote on a short-term funding measure to prevent a federal shutdown and tie it to the proposed ...

Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept. 15, that she is running ...

The House of Representatives voted down a six-month stopgap government funding bill paired with a GOP-backed voter ...

One year after Ken Paxton’s acquittal, the political rifts have yet to settle. Some lawmakers hope for major changes in state government next year.