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Coppell City Council members authorized $75,651.46 for the purchase of seven new bleacher cover shades to be installed at the ...

Below-freezing temperatures will return to Texas as soon as Jan. 18, according to the National Weather Service. Grid ...

Texas State Rep. Dustin Burrows (TX-83) was elected the next Texas House Speaker after a runoff on Tuesday during the first ...

A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the election of Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as ...

The most important vote of the 89th Legislative Session has now been taken and the citizens of Texas who overwhelmingly chose Republican leadership lost. Once again Democrats and a small ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas lawmakers will return to the state capitol Wednesday. The first thing the House must do is ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a government program which offers nutrition assistance for low-income families and people.

House Republicans who voted for state Rep. Dustin Burrows for Speaker of the House could face censure from their own party.

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new ...