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Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders
Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.
Texas House speaker appoints Republicans to drive GOP agenda as committee chairs
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows filled out his leadership team by leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him survive his bruising rise to
'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees
Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.
Texas Speaker of the House announces committee assignments
Lubbock, announced the assignments for the standing committees in the House of Representatives for the 89th legislative session. The Speaker said it is the first time in the state's history that every standing committee will be chaired by a Republican during a regular session.
Dean, Hefner appointed as chairs of Texas House committees
Rep. Jay Dean, R-Longview, was appointed as chairman of the House Committee on Insurance. And Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, was appointed chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs.
Landgraf reappointed chairman of powerful Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee
State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as chairman of the influential Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation. In addition to this key leadership role,
All Texas House committees will be chaired by Republicans this session
Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows said for the first time in state history, every standing House committee will be chaired by a Republican.
Texas’ New House Speaker Aims to Unite the State’s Most Powerful Republicans
Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House speaker – this session.

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East Texas Rep. Hefner named chair of homeland security; Dean to chair insurance committee
East Texas representatives have been named to head prominent committees in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Rep. Roger Williams introduces bill to reimburse Texas for Operation Lone Star
The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the ...
Reforming standardized testing in Texas: a break down of House Bill 221
Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, State Representative Brooks Landgraf introduced House Bill 221, which proposed significant reforms to standardized ...
Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts, now heads to House
The Senate passed different versions of the bill several times last session, but it's died in the House each time.
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Texans look to House of Representatives as battle over education continues
The Texas House of Representatives has a history of killing legislation like SB 2. Currently nothing is filed in the House this session. In 2023 Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, filed an ESA bill that ...
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Louderback brims with enthusiasm about Texas’ future
AJ Louderback’s decades of experience as a law enforcement officer has begun to pay off handsomely in his first month as the ...
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Haller's role in Brazoria County, Texas history noteworthy
Nathan H. Haller was living in Brazoria not too far from West Columbia when he won a seat in the Texas House of ...
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Critics of Texas House leadership spent big in this year’s speaker’s race. They fought years for that chance.
A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...