Democrats are once again minorities in both the House and Senate. DALLAS - Texas lawmakers will return to the state capitol ...
15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban Democrats from holding powerful committee chairmanships, answering years of mounting ...
Though Republicans control both legislative chambers and every statewide office in Texas, Democratic lawmakers have continued ...
But unlike Patrick, whose job is handed to him by the voters of Texas, Phelan got his chamber chief position from the House members themselves. Republicans and Democrats get an equal vote.
The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans – and upending a tradition of power sharing that had ...
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 ...
AUSTIN, Texas — On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Texas state senators and representatives will begin the 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature. Unlike the U.S. Congress, Texas lawmakers only meet in ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard and hires the... George Soros ranked fifth, donating $8.8 million to Democratic causes. Barry Munger, the son of late ...
Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...
Two South Texas Democrats in Congress joined all House Republicans on Tuesday in voting to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports from elementary school to college.
North Texas statehouse Democrats say other states are doing a better job of protecting their citizens — and that needs to change. On Sunday, they outlined their priorities for the legislative ...