A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party in the House, currently Republican. But the rules state that Vice Chairs are to be members of the minority party, currently Democrats. HR 4 also requires the two leadership positions to work together.

Few things focus the mind of a politician, and political donors, more than a fundraising deadline. For three decades, a blackout period around the Legislature’s regular session has barred Texas lawmakers from raising political money while they tackle the state’s business in the Capitol.

This winter's harshest arctic blast so far is coursing through Texas as the state is the worst in the world for flight cancellations.

Whereas other cities in Texas are increasing their million-dollar home sales, Austin's million-dollar home sales have stayed relatively flat.

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody after being taken to Bellville Hospital in Austin County.

"I'm always going to defend the values of Austin, Texas, and work with people at the same time ... and Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican and close ally of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, filed a similar bill in the Senate. Troxclair told the Statesman ...

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

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.

John Chase was the first Black person to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's School of Architecture and to become a licensed architect in the South.

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

A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that