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 ...
With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...
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Texas Democrats haven't been in power for 30 years. They just lost more control at the Capitol
New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...
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Jimmy Carter played major role in Texas’ shift from blue to red
(LARRY PROVART/Staff Photographer) His 1976 victory over Gerald Ford in Texas signaled the last gasp for a Lone Star Democratic Party already on the ropes. In 1968, Richard Nixon’s southern ...
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Many Democratic voters opted out in deep blue Dallas County. What happened last election?
In what was billed the most consequential election of our time, voter turnout in Dallas County fell flat. Politicians, activists and voting rights advocates expected the presidential election to ...
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Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
The Republican-led Texas House voted Thursday to bar Democrats from holding powerful committee chair posts, ending a longstanding tradition that members credited with fostering a bipartisan spirit ...