Texas House bans Democrats from committee chairmanships

With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power sharing. But vice chairs don’t have nearly the power enjoyed by chairs, who can push or kill legislation and are better positioned to pass legislation.
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.
Texas House blocks Dems from leading committees
While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will still give Democrats some say in legislation.
Texas House bans Democrats as legislative committee chairs
The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban Democrats from holding powerful committee chairmanships, answering years of mounting pressure from leadership and grassroots conservatives to chip away at the minority party’s power in the Capitol.
Texas House has new rules in place for session
The BriefThe first big floor debate took place in the Texas House on ThursdayThe debate was about setting rules for the session AUSTIN, Texas - The first big floor debate in the Texas House happened on Thursday afternoon.
Texas House adopts rules for 89th session, including banning Democrats from chairing committees
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