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

State Rep. John Smithee announced he is vying to be the next Texas House Speaker. Smithee, has been in the state ...

Republican opponents of House Speaker Dade Phelan chose Rep. David Cook as their consensus candidate for speaker.

A group of Republicans who oppose Texas House Speaker Dave Phelan are reportedly coalescing around state Rep. David Cook for ...

David Cook, the former mayor of Mansfield, earned the support of other Republicans eager to build a united front against Dade ...

Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos is the first Democrat to challenge Speaker Dade Phelan, who also faces opposition from 5 fellow ...

The Amarillo Police Department reports that one person is dead after a vehicle crashed into into a home at the corner of Western Street and Relatta Ave Monday evening.

Celebrated recording artist and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee JD Souther passed away over the weekend at his home in New ...

Rodríguez Ramos faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member Texas House.

Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her mother.

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

After Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed impeachment trial, his allies touted Smithee, one of the House’s most senior ...