Texas has four new members of the U.S. House of Representatives following the first session of the 119th Congress.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Rep. Keith Self was initially one of three who voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s reelection to lead the lower ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson has narrowly been ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...

Rep. Gary Gates of Houston is warning that the increasingly contentious contest for House speaker is fostering "a poisonous atmosphere" in the GOP.

Despite moral concerns, Texas is gearing up to join the sports betting party. Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat from Houston, has already introduced one bill that would legalize sports betting. On ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.

Johnson's first-round defeat came at the hands of conservative Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas. The trio of GOP lawmakers voted for ...