Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Legislators are poised to tackle renewables and other matters that could echo across the U.S. in the months ahead.

The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...

The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on ...

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...

The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other ...

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep.

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

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will ...

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