A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party in the House, currently Republican. But the rules state that Vice Chairs are to be members of the minority party, currently Democrats. HR 4 also requires the two leadership positions to work together.

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody after being taken to Bellville Hospital in Austin County.

Whereas other cities in Texas are increasing their million-dollar home sales, Austin's million-dollar home sales have stayed relatively flat.

"I'm always going to defend the values of Austin, Texas, and work with people at the same time ... and Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican and close ally of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, filed a similar bill in the Senate. Troxclair told the Statesman ...

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

More than 99% of CenterPoint Energy's Houston-area customers maintained power through the freeze, and ERCOT didn't order rolling outages.

John Chase was the first Black person to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's School of Architecture and to become a licensed architect in the South.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) stands out among regional banks with low funding costs, strong deposit growth, and asset sensitivity to higher rates. See more here.

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

Supporters say families should receive state support to send their child to a different school if public schools aren't adequately serving them. Opponents worry a voucher program would strip vital funds away from already cash-strapped public schools.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.