The GOP controls 40 of the 48 seats in the Senate. The final vote to install Paxton as pro tem will take place Jan. 7, a ...
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that ...
The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting ...
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, ...
It’s a route that is likely more precarious and cumbersome for a GOP majority that will have 53 seats and confirm nominees ...
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate can begin filing bills for the 2025 session on Tuesday, giving a first glimpse into ...
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at ...
Republican Matt Regier of Kalispell, who was House speaker in 2023, will be Senate president this session. Brandon Ler, a ...
After Republicans swept many state legislative seats on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott said he had more than enough votes to ...
While the upper chamber’s incoming Republican leadership prepares to select its champion, Democrats hope to limit the Trump ...