Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.
Texas can continue to prevent law school graduates from sitting for the bar exam when they don’t satisfy certain educational requirements, even though the state mistakenly admitted an unqualified person in 2017.
Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.