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A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton
Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their ...
Ken Paxton investigation could come to an end under Trump
Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their ...
Texas House elects new Speaker in blow to far-right wing
The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing ...
Billionaires give to Texas Democrats, too, but not as much and without the GOP’s results
Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right
AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers ...
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Local, state GOP leaders react to Burrows’ speaker victory
Dustin Burrows won the Texas House Speaker election with 51 Democratic votes and 34 Republicans, causing a rift within the ...
Christian extremists turned Texas’ vote for House speaker into a far-right rally
The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse ...
This Christian Democrat voted red to balance the scales of religious fanaticism
Texas Christians in the House voted against oil billionaires Wilks and Dunn's religiously conservative brand of politics.
Top Trump aide joins Texas push to shutter a Catholic border nonprofit that helps migrants
America First Legal, a nonprofit run by Stephen Miller, submitted a brief to the Texas Supreme Court defending Attorney ...
Burrows elected as Texas House Speaker, embraces bipartisanship, lists priorities
Members of the Texas House elected their new speaker Tuesday, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock. They did so after the ...
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Dustin Burrows elected as Texas Speaker of the House. Here's what it means
As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the ...
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Old-Guard Republican Picked to Lead Texas House in Setback for Hard Right
Image The impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas infuriated many ... hastening the retirement of some Republicans and aggressively campaigning to oust others. The goal had been ...