The stakes of the contest are high, as the outcome of the Speaker race will significantly impact the legislative agenda in Texas.

"If the Speakership is controlled by a block of Democratic votes, which it has been since Joe Straus, it prevents Republicans who are elected to get certain things done, from getting their priorities ...

State Rep. Scott Turner, at a rally near the Capitol, faces an uphill battle in his challenge to House Speaker Joe Straus. Credit: Bob Daemmrich “If God gives me the grace to see tomorrow ...

More than two-thirds of the caucus membes expressed their support for Speaker Joe Straus in a non-binding preference poll conducted behind closed doors. State Rep. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney ...

Joe Straus of San Antonio as speaker, beginning a record-tying five terms as leader of the chamber. Straus would be known for being a business-minded Republican who fended off his party’s ...

"If the Speakership is controlled by a block of Democratic votes, which it has been since Joe Straus, it prevents Republicans who are elected to get certain things done, from getting their ...