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.

After a series of Trump executive orders to strengthen the border, Republican congressmen are gearing up to codify them into law.

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

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

Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D), whose district includes the city of Uvalde, introduced four gun safety bills following the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting that left 21 p ...

In the end, Rep. Burrows won. Texas won. The rule of law won. I am proud of the 36 Republican House members who stood up to tremendous pressure and voted for who they felt was best.

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 ...

J, Kyle Rable shares concerns about spending cuts proposed by U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington and impacts on healthcare.

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The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...

Falling in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would amend federal immigration law to narrow the ...