An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring Republican camps. Competing Republican state Reps.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) abandoned his bid to serve another term as the leader of the lower chamber. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, and after careful ...

Texas Republicans are poised to pick the statehouse lower chamber’s next leader this weekend. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy ...

The Center Square) – A West Texas state representative from Lubbock is poised to be the next speaker of the Texas House. On Saturday, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, announced that he had the ...

Today, visitors can still see many of the filming locations, and there’s one where you can actually spend the night -- the Steel Magnolias House. The home of the Eatenton family in the film is ...

A nominee needs 76 votes in the 150-member House to become Speaker. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he would not seek a third term in the position. Phelan has often been at ...

The latest Texas House of Representatives news from The Texas Tribune. By Juan Salinas II Dec. 11, 2024 Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects ...

I am honored that a majority of my peers have asked me to serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives for the 89th session of the Texas Legislature. As such, I am responsible for ...

FILE - Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, right, talks with a fellow lawmaker in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File ...

The Texas House of Representatives elects a Speaker at the beginning of each session. The Speaker maintains order on the House floor and directs bills to committees. Dade Phelan has been Speaker ...