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 ...
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.
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...
The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.
After weeks of Republican infighting and a tumultuous primary season that saw moderates face off against extremists in Texas’ ...
The state House and Senate announced their spending plans for the upcoming biennium, including funding to continue and ...
Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...
On Wednesday, the Texas House and Texas Senate unveiled their 2026–2027 budgets, signaling key priorities such as property tax cuts, school choice, and border security that Texas lawmakers will ...