Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...

With the election of Dustin Burrows to House Speaker, Democrats are hoping to hang on to a few committee chairs.

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

After weeks of infighting among Texas House Republicans over who would lead their chamber this legislative session, Rep.

The Texas House on Tuesday elected Rep. Dustin Burrows as its next speaker, elevating a conservative Republican and former top House deputy who has sought to rein in local Democratic elected officials ...

A fight has been brewing over who will lead the Texas House as Speaker. Two Republicans are the leading candidates for ...

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Welcome to the Hot List! A monthly column from fashion sourcer extraordinaire Gab Waller. As a professional personal shopper to some of the best-dressed girls—she gets about 100 requests a day ...

Texas music is as diverse as its people. Nineteenth-century immigrants to Texas from the American South, from Mexico, and Europe, shaped a variety of sounds unmatched anywhere else in the United ...

Nikki Waller is the coverage chief for Life & Work at The Wall Street Journal. Previously she was the deputy corporate coverage chief, and before that led our Live Journalism Team, served as ...

However, it also made a star of Kent-born singer Rik Waller, who was tipped to win the first series of the singing reality show. In 2001, the then 20-year-old impressed judges Simon Cowell ...