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 ...

Texas House Republicans who hope to oust Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, on Friday selected a consensus candidate to support as House leader when the Legislature convenes in January. State Rep. David ...

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

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.

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

Republicans will meet privately after the November election to choose their speaker candidate for the next legislative ...

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 ...

Rodríguez Ramos of Richardson faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member ...

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 ...