The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new rules that prevent Democrats from serving as committee chairs, a move that reflects the Legislature’s rapid shift toward the Washington-style politics that shut the minority party out of powerful leadership posts.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.

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

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

New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees in 25 years.

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair Saturday as it tries to guide Democrats through Republican Donald Trump’s second presidency.

We thank Governor Abbott for trusting Nexstar with this opportunity.” The Texas Democratic Party will respond with a rebuttal after Abbott’s address. A round-table discussion with members of ...

Under the Texas Constitution, the House and Senate cannot pass legislation during the first 60 days of a regular session, except for bills related to the governor’s emergency items.

Accusations of self-dealing and defamation have flown between the Arizona Democratic Party's chair, Yolanda Bejarano, and several board members.

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 ...

Trump’s haphazard attempt to impose a sweeping freeze on federal aid across the government awakened Democrats into furious opposition.

First, let’s dispel the myth that the South is uniformly conservative. Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia have shown that Democratic victories are not just possible but repeatable when campaigns are strategic and well-funded.