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

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.

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair positions. This change breaks a long-standing tradition in the chamber — and ...

The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...