Houston Public MediaMay 12, 2025

Time is running out for the Texas House of Representatives to pass its own bills in the regular session of the 89th Legislature. A series of key deadlines for the chamber to act is coming up this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/05/12/520648/its-crunch-time-for-texas-house-bills-as-three-key-deadlines-hit-this-week/

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It’s crunch time for Texas House bills as three key deadlines hit this week

Any House bills or joint resolutions that haven’t passed out of committee by Monday, made it to a calendar by Tuesday or gotten their second reading on the House floor by Thursday are effectively dead for the state's biennial legislative session.

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Houston Public MediaApr 1, 2025

The Texas House Public Education Committee could propose a $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a potential school voucher program and increase by $395 the base amount of money public school districts get for each student.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/01/517362/texas-house-committee-considering-cap-on-school-voucher-spending-increases-to-public-school-funding/

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Texas House committee considering cap on school voucher spending, increases to public school funding

The potential changes were unveiled Monday when the committee released two rewritten versions of legislation. The committee was slated to discuss the two bills Tuesday, but hours after proposed new versions were released, the panel's scheduled meeting was canceled.

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Houston Public MediaJan 23, 2025

Democrats in the Texas House will no longer be allowed to hold influential committee chair positions under new rules passed by the chamber on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/01/23/511836/texas-democrats-havent-been-in-power-for-30-years-they-just-lost-more-control-at-the-capitol/

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

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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