The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...

In the end, Rep. Burrows won. Texas won. The rule of law won. I am proud of the 36 Republican House members who stood up to tremendous pressure and voted for who they felt was best.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will still give Democrats some say in legislation.

On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows hasn't commented on whether he will prohibit the appointment of Democrat chairs. Against the ...

Proponents of school choice in Texas argue it lets students attend schools that fit their specific needs, while critics claim ...

The Senate version ( Senate Bill 1) calls for a total of $332.9 billion in spending from all funds, state and federal, with roughly 70% coming purely from state monies. The House version ( House Bill ...

After weeks of Republican infighting and a tumultuous primary season that saw moderates face off against extremists in Texas’ ...

Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...