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Earlier this month, the Taylor County Republican Party voted to censure District 71 State Representative Stan Lambert, ...

The state’s GOP leaders have taken a hard-line stance against illegal immigration, but bills requiring the use of E-Verify ...

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) In the recent annals of the Texas Legislature, there are four names worth knowing. Greg Abbott, the governor. Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor. Dustin Burrows, ...

Dustin Burrows Approval (June 2025) ... Overall Party ID Democratic Identification Republican Identification Ideology Liberalism Conservatism Race Gender Location Age Group Education Religiosity ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the Texas ...

Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict.

The state senator representing Waco, Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek reelection to the District 22 seat he has held ...

A planned new pool at Stamper Park got a lot less expensive Thursday for the city of Longview — about $4 million less.

The Texas Public Policy released its latest poll results about Texans' attitudes towards state and federal leaders.