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East Texas Representative appointed to lead State House Homeland Security Committee
East Texas State Representative Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public
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.
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.
Texas House speaker appoints Republicans to drive GOP agenda as committee chairs
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.
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.
Texas’ New House Speaker Aims to Unite the State’s Most Powerful Republicans
Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House speaker – this session.

Lawmaker files bill to eliminate Texas Education Agency

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Fort Worth Representative Doubles Down On Casino Debate, And The Odds Could Be Better This Time
The bill proposes Texas voters weigh in on a constitutional amendment to “strictly regulate and authorize casino gaming and ...
Who represents me in the Texas Legislature?
The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...
Texas representative files resolution for sports betting
Texas state Representative Sam Harless from Spring filed House Joint Resolution 134. It would make sports betting a constitutional amendment.
Warnings arise as Texas lawmakers propose legalizing sports betting, casinos
Members of the Texas Senate and House filed joint resolutions this month proposing amendments to the state’s constitution that would allow the legislature to legalize and tax “casino ...
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Check out local lawmakers’ committee assignments for the 89th Legislature
One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...
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Texas Legislature Forms New Government Efficiency Committee
The Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee aims to improve the state government’s efficiency through emerging technologies like AI, modernizing existing processes while both innovating and saving ...
Texas Legislature considers paying much more for school safety
Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...
U.S. Reps want answers on Texas maternal death review. The state hasn’t responded.
Several Democratic U.S. Representatives have requested a briefing on Texas’ maternal death review process, after a state committee decided to largely skip over maternal deaths from the years ...