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 could signal that a contentious legislative session lies ahead.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.

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.

"This may be the first time in our nation’s history where the minority party openly elected the speaker of a legislative ... and banning Critical Race Theory in higher education. Texas Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said that the election will make ...

But the party is deeply fractured ... Though Republicans control both legislative chambers and every statewide office in Texas, Democratic lawmakers have continued to wield some influence over the lawmaking process - and how the state spends its money ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role.

A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.

Newly minted Reps. Brandon Gill and Julie Johnson sit down with FOX 4's Steven Dial to talk about the inauguration and border issues.

Adams canceled commitments to take part in Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday celebrations in New York City to rush down to Washington to attend Trump’s inauguration.

In less than one week, Republicans have advanced legislation restricting transgender Americans' participation in sports and declared a federal definition of gender that excludes those who do not conform with their sex assigned at birth, setting the stage for policy attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms unlike anything the nation has seen before.