Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.

A credible threat led to an evacuation at the Texas Capitol, but operations resumed before a protest; one person was detained in La Grange.

At least 1,500 "No Kings" protests nationwide were being held Saturday, the same day as President Donald Trump's large-scale military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the U.S. Army and his 79th birthday.

Texas Republicans in the U.S. House were hesitant Tuesday to say much about a reported push to change congressional district boundaries in the state ahead

Greg Abbott said 5,000 Texas National Guard soldiers and 2,000 Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were being sent to undisclosed cities around the state “to maintain order and defend innocent Texas property.