Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Less than two months before election day, two polls released Friday show the race for President getting tighter in Texas.

It’s time for change in the Texas House, and not little change. It’s time for big change,” Cypress Republican and candidate for speaker Dr. Tom Oliverson said.

Former Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas government as a senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan. Phelan made the announcement Thursday morning in a news release touting Perry’s previous ...

AUSTIN – Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan Thursday announced that former Gov. Rick Perry will join his team as a senior advisor, effective immediately. Perry, who began his political career in ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry will serve as a senior adviser to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, whose continued leadership of the ...

Perry is Texas’ longest-serving governor who also served as a state representative, lieutenant governor and agriculture ...

Rick Perry is joining House Speaker Dade Phelan ... as “he works to cash in on his remaining political currency.” Speaking during a Texas Tribune event on Thursday, Perry called Phelan ...

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is joining House Speaker Dade Phelan’s office as a senior adviser, the speaker’s office announced Thursday morning. Perry’s addition to Phelan’s state office comes as the ...

Rick Perry. Phelan's office announced Thursday that Perry will join the team as a senior advisor, effective immediately. Perry will advise Phelan and his team in a "voluntary capacity" until the ...