Joe Straus

There are now seven candidates vying to be the next Texas House speaker, but despite the crowded field, political experts believe the more conservative…

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is concerned a special grant program doesn't help Texas businesses equally, and he shared those concerns with Gov. Greg…

Texas Republican party leaders have censured outgoing Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus. Party leaders said the formal condemnation has to do with…

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ announcement to not seek reelection in 2018 and therefore ending his career as House Speaker could mean new political…

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is not running for re-election. It’s a decision that sent shock through the state especially San Antonio. The Republican…

Joe Straus, the influential Texas House Speaker, was viewed as a pragmatic moderate who blocked a so-called 'bathroom bill' from passing during this year's legislative session.

Procedural issues thwart the efforts of a group of Bexar County Republicans who want to censure the leadership of House Speaker Joe Straus. But that group…

Republican caucus chairs in Texas have concerns about allowing Speaker Joe Straus to continue leading the House of Representatives. Immediately following…

From Texas Standard: Following this year's contentious regular and special sessions at the Capitol, the divide between the Legislature's upper and lower...

Editor's note: Mike Ward, who appeared on this podcast, was a reporter for the Houston Chronicle whose reporting was called into question in August, 2018.…