With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like U.S. Congress
Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
How Texas GOP activists are planning to take ‘spiritual jurisdiction' over Legislature
The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...
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Texas Senate holds public hearing on school vouchers
The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.
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This Week in Texas: In Austin for start of legislative session
The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected ...
Thousands of abortion opponents march to Capitol for 'Texas Rally for Life'
This week, top Republican leaders expressed a desire to to amend the state's strict abortion laws to clarify when doctors can ...
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Texas House has new rules in place for session
A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...
Texas House bans Democrats from committee chairmanships in 89th session
The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on ...
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Texas developer at the center of attorney general’s impeachment pleads guilty to federal charge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the ...
Texas Medical Board chief blames GOP 'fringe group' for ouster over Planned Parenthood job
Backlash over a Planned Parenthood role he has held since 2011 forced out the TMB's chief, as per a resignation letter ...
State of Texas: GOP threatens censure for members who backed Burrows
Speaker Vote Fallout -  A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers.  In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker.  But some of his ...