If Johnson manages to secure the gavel, House Republicans are set to quickly vote on a rules change that would make it harder to oust him from the speaker's office midway through his two-year term.

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House ...

Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has ...

Anivive has described itself as a "pet pharmaceutical company." McCarthy obtained the speaker's gavel in 2023 after a whopping 15 rounds of balloting. He was later ousted from the speakership ...

The five-term lawmaker who dropped his bid for a third term as speaker says he was right to impeach Ken Paxton and not twist ...

Asked if that concerns her, the leader who lost the speakers gavel, Democrat Melissa Hortman, says the GOP tactics should also be questioned. MELISSA HORTMAN: Republicans unconstitutionally and ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows raises his gavel at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Jan. 15. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shakes hands after giving the gavel to House Speaker Mike Johnson in a customary nod to the peaceful transfer of power as the House of Representatives meets ...