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

AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the legitimacy of his victory and issued a legislative challenge.

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.

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 ...

In both the House and Senate budget proposals, school vouchers would receive top dollar, according to news releases from Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. The issue in 2023 divided ...

Nine North Texas lawmakers raised six figures in December, led by Flower Mound Republican Sen. Tan Parker’s nearly $263,000.

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