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 still give Democrats some say in legislation.
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
Supposedly, civil war has broken out in the Texas Republican Party. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, was a monumental day in the state of Texas. For the first time in recent memory there was going to be a ...
On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget.
The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.
Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...
Texas budget plans focus on education reform, border security, and tax relief, with contentious funding for private school vouchers.