88th LegislatureStatewide NewsIntra-GOP Proxy Fight Comes to House Elections Committee on ‘Ballot Access’ Bill
The GOP Legislature and the State Republican Executive Committee often jockey for territorial positions during policy fights.
The GOP Legislature and the State Republican Executive Committee often jockey for territorial positions during policy fights.
Saturday marks just the second time the Republican Party of Texas has voted to censure sitting politician.
With the new committee assignments in place, the meat of the legislative process begins.
This week — a longstanding legislative feud from 2021 bubbles up, the Jefferson County GOP chair defends the Republican speaker, and the 2024 U.S. Senate race awaits a Democratic challenger.
This week — the Texas GOP hits Speaker Phelan in a new ad, former lawmakers join a conservative think tank, and George P. Bush finds a new post after his term in public office.
Last session, efforts to ban or curtail the appointment of Democrats as committee chairs failed by large margins.
The former president criticized “those that firmly insisted on no exceptions, even in the case of rape, incest, or life of the mother.”
Texas Republicans have gained an additional local office as one county sheriff left the Democratic Party.
The poll shows a 28-point swing toward the Florida governor in a 2024 primary field in roughly a month period.
Tinderholt opposed Speaker Dade Phelan's appointment of Democratic committee chairs during the 87th Legislature.
At the Texas GOP convention, reporters for The Texan talked with Republican grassroots leaders across the Lone Star State.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.