Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

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 ...

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 ...