The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start ...

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

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

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

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

A life-size statue of Tom and Nadine Craddick was unveiled at Midland International Air and Space Port, celebrating their ...

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

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried ...

There's also about $6.5 billion in additional money for property tax relief on top of what was passed two years ago. That may ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...