(Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas ... a veiled suggestion that they might keep Democratic chairs. An early test will be the House’s vote on allowing Democrats to lead ...

The Democrats’ short list of possible ... s commitment to the “Contract With Texas” drafted by Republican lawmakers as a sort of purity test for GOP speaker candidates was disqualifying.

When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear choice between two Republicans. On the one hand was Rep. Dustin Burrows of ...

Central Texas statehouse Democrats vowed to fight for working families during the 89 th Legislature, emphasizing an economic message and framing “culture war” issues as a “distraction ...