A recent report in the Texas Tribune brought to light a development that should trouble any Texan who cares about responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars: the slow and unnecessary death…

Ready or not, the 2020 elections are here, with candidate filing in Texas beginning Saturday. The stakes are high for our country, of course, and they are also high for…

When I was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, I was not a fan of special legislative sessions. Many of the six special sessions called while I was the…

Lionel Gutierrez was just driving his family to the movies in El Paso. But he's also a police officer who was off duty at the time of the terror attack…

Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus today announced the formation of Texas Forever Forward, a political committee that will promote a thoughtful, conservative approach to governing and rising political leaders…

As the Legislature completes its once-in-a-generation effort to overhaul the school finance system, all who understand that education is our greatest economic development tool have a responsibility to speak up…

As the presiding officer of the House, I have tried to bring people together around common-sense policies that address the challenges posed by a rapidly growing population.

We need people in public office who see division in our country as a challenge that needs to be resolved, rather than an opportunity that needs to be exploited.

For his uncommon impact, Joe Straus is the 15th annual Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year.

Soon to be freed from his legislative duties, Straus looks ahead at what’s next for his career.