When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear ...

A Livingston man accused in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has pleaded guilty and accepted a life without parole ...

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