Critics say Democratic committee leaders have stonewalled GOP priorities, even as they offer few specific examples.
For the past few decades of Republican rule in Texas , it’s been tradition to appoint a few Democrats to chair committees in the state House. But this year, the longstanding practice has become a key attack line in a competitive GOP primary season, with challengers accusing Republicans of ceding too much control to Democrats .
‘Disastrous’: A shaken Texas House prepares for rightward shift after record GOP primary upsets 'We cannot get certain bills across the finish line because some people were blocking those bills,” Gov. Greg Abbott said at a campaign event last week for a GOP House candidate. “Some people were putting Democrats in charge of committees in the Texas House of Representatives and supporting those Democrat chairs that would block bills to help us do things like crack down on crime.
Trump and wealthy Texas Republicans want to oust House Speaker Phelan. David Covey is their man The incoming class of Texas House Republicans is more conservative and partisan than their predecessors, and many of them have already said they support ending the practice.
Harris County Republican launches House speaker challenge amid Dade Phelan’s runoff fight State Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, announced his campaign for House speaker last month, with banning Democrat chairs a key priority for his bid.
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