Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders
Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.
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 school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
Landgraf reappointed chairman of powerful Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee
State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as chairman of the influential Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation. In addition to this key leadership role,
Texas House speaker names North Texas Republicans to powerful committee posts
Leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him survive his bruising rise to leadership, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Thursday appointed a slate of 30 Republican committee chairs to drive his agenda and defend GOP-dominated House policy positions.
Tom Craddick reappointed as Dean of Texas House, leads Transportation Committee
AUSTIN — State Rep. Tom Craddick has been reappointed as Dean of the Texas House of Representatives and given committee appointments as well for the recently begun 89th legislative session. Craddick (R-Midland),
All Texas House committees will be chaired by Republicans this session
Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows said for the first time in state history, every standing House committee will be chaired by a Republican.
Texas Speaker of the House announces committee assignments
Lubbock, announced the assignments for the standing committees in the House of Representatives for the 89th legislative session. The Speaker said it is the first time in the state's history that every standing committee will be chaired by a Republican during a regular session.
Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel clears committee vetting, heads to Senate floor for vote
All 12 GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Patel’s confirmation, while all 10 Democrats on the ...
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Rep. Clouse appointed chairman of Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, has appointed Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, as Chairman of the House ...
Senate Budget Committee clears first hurdle toward enacting Trump's agenda
Senate Republicans easily pushed their budget resolution out of committee on Wednesday — the first step toward being able to ...
Senate committee votes in favor of proposed expansion to Aniah’s Law
The Senate Judiciary committee voted in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment expanding offenses subject to Aniah’s ...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves several bills including Glock switch legislation
The committee approved SB116 and SB31, two bills that look to create penalties for the possession of Glock switches.
NCAA committee recommends flag football as emerging sport for women amid growing popularity
The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football ...
Senate committee advances bill that would allow religious exemptions for student vaccines
West Virginia is one of five states that does not have religious exemptions for required childhood school vaccines. There is ...
First DOGE committee hearing becomes referendum on Elon Musk
The star of the first Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee hearing in the House Wednesday was an individual not ...
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Fireworks task force bill passes out of committee; now headed for final reading
On Wednesday, 13 members of the Ways and Means Committee voted in favor of sending the bill to the Senate floor, including Chair Dela Cruz, Vice Chair Sharon Moriwaki and Sens. Henry Aquino, Lynn ...
West Springfield colleen contest snafu prompts St. Pat’s committee resignations
Five finalists were vying for the top spot in the annual Irish heritage contest. Because of a clerical mistake, the wrong ...