In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana ...

Demuth, who is also the first Republican woman in the position, says she is honored by the historic designation but she doesn ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth made history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the Texas House.

and speaker candidate Ana-María Rodriguez Ramos was eliminated. Burrows represents District 83 in the Texas House of Representatives, which encompasses Lubbock and surrounding areas.

But first, a speaker of the house must be elected. “We have a situation now where 57 of the 88 Republicans support David Cook. 31 of the 88 do not support him, most of whom are aligned with ...

The Texas House elected Dustin Burrows as its new speaker on Tuesday, elevating an establishment pick from within former Speaker Dade Phelan’s circle over Rep. David Cook, a Mansfield ...

“There are lawmakers in a real bind. They don’t want to effectively ... opposition by fellow Republicans won’t block path to House speaker “There’s some reforms that clearly need to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Download our streaming app to your Roku, Amazon Fire or Apple TV device to watch live coverage of the Texas House Speaker discussion and vote at noon Tuesday. In 2009 ...

The duty bestowed upon me today as Speaker of the Texas House is one of immense responsibility and honor, and I thank each of my colleagues for their trust and vote of confidence. As Speaker ...