The self-proclaimed party of "law and order" has officially walked away from their values. With the release of nearly 1,600 people who cost taxpayers more than $30 million in repairs to the Capitol, attacked police and cost us more in investigations and trials,

“Let the fear of the Lord return to Austin. In Jesus’ name ... from another rally that focused on interfaith unity — are the latest sign of the Texas GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their ...

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.

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

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party in the House, currently Republican. But the rules state that Vice Chairs are to be members of the minority party, currently Democrats. HR 4 also requires the two leadership positions to work together.

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further right.

Dustin Burrows on his election as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives ... a coalition of Democratic and GOP House members in the 150-member chamber, the Avalanche-Journal and our sister publication the Austin American-Statesman reported following ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push by Texas' hard right ... who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP's emboldened right. The outcome is a victory for Texas Republicans' establishment wing ...

“Let the fear of the Lord return to Austin. In Jesus’ name ... Minutes after George, the Texas GOP chair, claimed that church-state separation doesn't exist, Burden led a group of pastors ...

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

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.

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov.