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

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

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

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

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

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

Nine North Texas lawmakers raised six figures in December, led by Flower Mound Republican Sen. Tan Parker’s nearly $263,000.

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.

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