Abbott’s one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are ...

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune “The Texas Democratic Party needs to remind the state of Texas and the nation what it means to be a Texas Democrat,” Plesa said in an interview.

A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

Texas Democratic state House Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who handily won reelection in a traditionally Republican stronghold, gave the Democratic Party advice on how to rebound from bruising losses during ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

Will Texas House Republicans face censure following Speaker vote? Can they legally be removed from primary ballot?

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...