The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

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

The state budget, school vouchers and a THC ban topped Patrick’s list. His other top goals include raising the property tax ...

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

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

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

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 ...