Speaker of the House

The 64 minute recording begins with cordial greetings, family talk and other pleasantries. It's June 12 and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Dustin…

The Republican Party of Texas’ efforts to elect a more conservative House speaker in 2019 is now in the hands of the Texas Ethics Commission. The…

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…

Bracing for a tough budget next session, leaders at the state capitol are preemptively instructing state agencies to reduce their request for state…

Republican Joe Straus of San Antonio will have to fend off two Tea Party opponents this election season to win the GOP nomination for his Texas House…

Ryan publicly declined to run for speaker at least three times this year, but then said he relented after pressure from Republican leaders.

*Editor's note: This story has been updated to include details from an email sent out by Rep. Bill Flores.WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan,…

From Texas Standard: The top political story Friday was the mayhem on Capitol Hill. Kevin McCarthy’s decision to drop out of the House Speaker’s race...

Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.WASHINGTON — Two Texans are positioning themselves for a run to become the next speaker of the U.S.…

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner’s retirement could create an opportunity for at least two Texans to emerge as national party leaders.Upon…