New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

Democrats are once again minorities in both the House and Senate. DALLAS - Texas lawmakers will return to the state capitol ...

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

Though Republicans control both legislative chambers and every statewide office in Texas, Democratic lawmakers have continued ...

DALLAS — The new leader of Democrats in the Texas House said he fully expects a Democratic committee chair now that Rep.

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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Wednesday to detain immigrants who lack legal permission and have been accused of committing even minor crimes, with two Texas Democrats voting for the bill.

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.

Democrats in the Texas House will no longer be allowed to hold influential committee chair positions under new rules passed by the chamber on Thursday. The change, which brings to an end the Texas ...

The Republican-led Texas House voted Thursday to bar Democrats from holding powerful committee chair posts, ending a longstanding tradition that members credited with fostering a bipartisan spirit ...