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

Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

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

Legislators are poised to tackle renewables and other matters that could echo across the U.S. in the months ahead.

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 and ...

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