Instead of counting on hard-to-come-by local donors, three City Hall outsiders tapped their personal and professional ...

The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

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

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.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

From South Korea to the United States, there are multiplying signs of democratic crisis in today’s world. The root of the problem is the permanent tension between capitalism and democratic freedoms, ...

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.