Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

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

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

More housing, of any kind, can help bring down costs for everyone. Houston has done this and has seen a reduction in ...

On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget.

Tax season has just begun and property taxes are top of mind, as many have upcoming deadlines to pay property taxes.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Speaker Dustin Burrows’ (R-Lubbock) bid for the top post in the Texas House of Representatives proved successful on Jan. 14, the first day of the legislature’s biennial regular session.

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

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, with help from state Reps. Todd Hunter and Jared Patterson, has gotten past a key hurdle with the adoption of new rules governing committees in that ...

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives is set to vote on House rules Thursday and among the considerations is to form a DOGE committee that would analyze the efficiencies in the state ...