Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...
New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...
Abbott's one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.
Texas Democratic state House Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who handily won reelection in a traditionally Republican stronghold, gave the Democratic Party advice on how to rebound from bruising losses during ...
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair Saturday as it tries to guide Democrats through Republican Donald ...
New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...
Under Texas law, only voters ages 65 and older may vote by mail without providing an excuse. The Texas Democratic Party and several voters went to federal court this spring to try to change that rule ...
Attendees at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention in San Antonio (top) and the 2016 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Dallas (bottom) Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich Though ...
The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other ...
Democrats say the the decision by Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Lawrence Meyers to leave the Republican Party gives them something to build on for the 2014 elections. But GOP officials see no ...