The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start making a fuss over things they don't like. Instead, they follow a genteel ...

The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

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

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. The ...

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

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

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will discuss legal issues involving the House v. NCAA antitrust case during ...

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...

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

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