Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick assigned committees in the Texas Senate Monday, delivering Republicans control of all the panels except one that remained with Houston...
to nearly every Senate committee, doling out few power positions to Democrats.which of Texas’ 31 senators are assigned to each committee. With 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats comprising the Legislature’s upper chamber, the likelihood of Republicans having a firm grip on legislation this session was always high.
“The overwhelming majority of bills voted on by the chamber will have bipartisan support,” Patrick said in a news release. “But make no mistake, the priority bills will address the concerns of the conservative majority in Texas.” of the House and the Republican Party of Texas for continuing the long-held tradition of appointing Democrats to chair some of the legislative committees on the lower House.for continuing to appoint Whitmire to lead the criminal justice committee. Whitmire, now also a candidate for mayor in Houston, is considered conservative on public safety issues that his committee generally oversees.
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