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.

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

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.

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.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers returned to Austin on Tuesday to ... The race to succeed the Beaumont Republican has come down to two GOP candidates, neither of whom has secured enough public support to lock up the speakership. The speaker controls ...

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.