Greg Abbot ordered American flags in the Lone Star State to be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day in accordance with federal statute, which states that the ... or the speaker of the House of ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.

House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from ...

The big story out of the Texas Legislature on opening day was the race for the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Becoming speaker requires a majority vote from House members. Currently, the Texas House consists of 150 members. In January, ...

Minnesota’s Democratic state representatives walked out Tuesday, failing to show up for the first day of the legislative ...

St. Cloud, didn't make an appearance at Tuesday's State House meeting. Fellow DFLers joined Wolgamott in their absence.

The Texas Legislature convenes for its 89th regular session at noon today, kicking off 140 days of wrangling over the ...

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s ...

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing ...

Texas Legislature takes another step toward becoming a rubber stamp for Lt. Gov. Patrick and his billionaire donors.