The Texas House of Representatives voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, marking a significant shift in power dynamics and ending a tradition of power-sharing that had been in place since the 1970s. The move, a key goal for conservative Republicans, was driven by a desire to ensure that conservative legislation moved forward more swiftly.
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Now, neither chamber of the Texas Legislature will have members of the minority party leading a committee for the first time since 1969, according to the Legislative Reference Library.Allowing Democrats to continue leading legislative committees was a major sticking point in the race for House speaker. Democrats sided with Speaker, had pledged to block them out of leadership positions.
Under the new rules, House committees will be led by a member of the majority party and the vice chairs will be members of the minority party. That would strip Democrats of key leadership positions but give them a modicum of power-sharing in the chamber. The House will have fewer permanent committees than last session, with lawmakers abolishing and condensing its previous 34 standing committees to 30. Lawmakers created an entirely new committee on “Delivery of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, in a nod to the new federal group run by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
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