Democrats received good news this week about their chances in two Texas House races in seats won by President Donald Trump in last year’s election. Newsweek reached out to the Texas Democratic and Republican parties for comment via email.

At a Texas Tribune Festival event on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican said his opposition to Trump and his agenda informed his decision to give up the speaker’s gavel last year.

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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas House Republicans have approved an arrest warrant to bring House Democrats who fled the state back to the statehouse for the special session. Tuesday morning, the House returned to work after adjourning for the weekend.

The Texas House approved a newly redrawn congressional redistricting map on Wednesday. The new maps were designed to create five new Republican-leaning districts. Shortly after 6 p.m., the full piece of legislation passed the House as well. AUSTIN - The ...

Twenty-four of the 25 House Republicans from Texas voted to pass a bill ending the nation's longest government shutdown (43 days).

In 2009, Josh Reyna walked into the Texas Capitol for the first time as an intern. Sixteen years later, he’s running to represent District 49, which includes UT and West Campus, in the Texas House of Representatives.