Flipping 14 seats would give Democrats control of the lower chamber, but even putting a major dent in the GOP’s margin could complicate Burrows’ ability to govern, or even remain speaker.
Candy Noble
Dems hope to clinch the state by flipping Collin County, Paxton’s homebase and a longtime GOP bastion
Democrats’ chances hinge on finally winning a county that for years has been trending purple.
Texas House approves bill to improve background checks on child-welfare workers
The action came after The Refuge, a Bastrop foster care facility, hired a caretaker without knowing her history of misconduct.
In the Texas House, property tax legislation is being handled with a different speed — and tone
State Rep. Dustin Burrows, author of the House bill, said the House Ways and Means Committee is “not just trying to get something across the finish line as quick as we can.”

