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.

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Texas House votes to exclude Democrats from holding committee chair positions

Republicans who wanted to see this change say minority party committee leadership blocks conservative priorities.

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The change received bipartisan support after Democrats were guaranteed vice-chair positions.

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Texas House bans Democrats as legislative committee chairs

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on Thursday. The vote came after months of Texas conservatives calling for House Republicans to ban Democrats from being the top rank on a committee so that lawmakers can focus on passing conservative legislation first. House Democrats will instead hold vice-chairmanships for every single committee, a move which …

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Texas House bans Democrats from committee chairmanships in 89th session

The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans.

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Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House

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Texas House blocks Democrats from leading committees

John Barrett, who serves as a political science professor at LeTourneau University, said bipartisanship is becoming less common across the board.

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Texas House votes to keep Democrats off committee chairs

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The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans — and upending a tradition of power

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The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans – and upending a tradition of power sharing that had been in place since the 1970s.

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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.

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Texas Democrats haven’t been in power for 30 years. They just lost more control at the Capitol.

Texas House blocks Democrats from leading committees

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