‘A diagnosis surrounded by deceit’ Advocates in Tarrant County are pushing for a new Texas law to criminalize medical child abuse, also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Kristi Carroll

AUSTIN — House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced eight more priorities of the chamber, including bills focused on border security. Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, has named more than two

DALLAS – Texas is at the center of an ongoing, nationwide struggle between state and local authorities. It’s an escalating dispute over who has what power — and when. The

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced committee assignments Wednesday morning, appointing Democrats as a quarter of all committee chairs, despite some pushback within the Republican party

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – In what is an emerging theme at the Texas Capitol, key Republican leaders and lawmakers say they want to “rein-in” district attorneys in Texas who disregard state law.

In his victory speech on the first day of the Legislative session, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) said that “rogue district attorneys” who refuse to prosecute certain criminal offenses