Four GOP state representatives suspended their bids to challenge Phelan and 48 Republicans backed Cook, which could threaten ...

AUSTIN — House Speaker Dade Phelan created a special committee Monday to examine President Joe Biden’s executive order pausing new permits for facilities that export liquified natural gas, a move that ...

Republican opponents of House Speaker Dade Phelan chose Rep. David Cook as their consensus candidate for speaker.

David Cook, the former mayor of Mansfield, earned the support of other Republicans eager to build a united front against Dade ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas government as a senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan.

Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan send another loud signal Thursday that he intends to remain at the helm of the chamber next year by bringing on former Gov. Rick Perry as a senior adviser.

Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos is the first Democrat to challenge Speaker Dade Phelan, who also faces opposition from 5 fellow ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Mansfield Republican David Cook said this week that he intends to run for Texas House Speaker, becoming the third person to ...

Perry is Texas’ longest-serving governor who also served as a state representative, lieutenant governor and agriculture ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas government as a senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan. Phelan made the announcement Thursday morning in a news release touting Perry's previous posts ...

Perry served as governor of Texas for 14 years and later briefly served as the Secretary of Energy under former President ...