Texas House committee appointments was a long exercise in drama. Here's how we got here.
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to ...
Texas House bill would ban cellphones in schools: 'Kids are facing a mental health crisis'
Lakeway, has filed a bill that would ban student cellphones in Texas schools. House Bill 515 follows a nationwide trend.
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 ...
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Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments
There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some ...
Sen. Ted Cruz urges Texas House speaker to hold firm on ‘school choice’ bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this week urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist any moves to water down “school choice” ...
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Speaker Burrows Remodels Texas House with All-Republican Chairs
The new leader of the lower chamber finally announced committee assignments, formalizing a new order in the lower chamber.
As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get ...
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Elon Musk, Ted Cruz call for Texas House to pass school choice bill
Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls on House to pass bail reform package
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...
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School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...
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How a multi-year legal battle by allies of a billionaire megadonor set off this year’s explosive House Speaker race
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut ...
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Tom Craddick reappointed as Dean of Texas House, leads Transportation Committee
State Rep. Tom Craddick is reappointed as Dean of the Texas House and will chair the House Transportation Committee in the ...