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Republican Sen. Lonnie Paxton will be the chamber's new president pro tem. Sen. Julia Kirt will lead the Democratic caucus ...

Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 Cornyn replaced U.S. Sen ... setting up a potential confrontation with Texas Attorney ...

Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas ... The contenders are Mr. Thune, who is currently the No. 2 leader; Senator John ...

President-elect Donald Trump has already named key members of his administration, like Susie Wiles for chief of staff and Rep ...

Lawsuits filed as anti-trans ads plague 2024 election and dozens of states restrict access to gender-affirming care ...

Sen. John Cornyn, the state’s senior senator, is running to succeed longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Here's when US Republican senators will vote on their next leader, and how Sen. John Cornyn, who's running, could boost Texas ...

Texas' highest court for criminal matters will have three new Republican members, all backed by AG Ken Paxton. Two of them ...

Dan Patrick speaks before a microphone at the start of the trial of Ken Paxton’s impeachment ... There is absolutely no ...

Plano City Council approved zoning for a 107-acre mixed-used development proposed by Capital Commercial Investments at the ...