Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday declared private school voucher legislation his top issue for the legislative session ...

Donald Trump has built close ties to many Texas Republicans, from judges to elected officials to policy experts.

On the heels of an election that solidified Republican dominance in the Texas Legislature, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said offering ...

Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

But the Republicans who were elected are more conservative as a whole and more and more supportive of Texas Gov. Greg ...

Polls closed at 7 p.m. and early voting results are in for Tarrant County’s seven contested races for the Texas House and Senate.

On Thursday, the jostling to hold the speaker’s gavel resumed with insurgent candidate Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying ...

Republican state Rep. Angie Chen Button, 70, won a ninth term in the Texas Legislature, defeating Democratic challenger ...

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In the end, it wasn’t close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls ...