More than a year later, comes a test: whether a humbling 2018 for Texas Republicans will soften one of the most hard-right statehouses in the country. "I think the voters made it clear what issues they want us focused on," said Republican state Rep. Jeff Leach, who held onto his suburban district near Dallas, where the GOP lost five House seats. Across the U.S., Democrats picked up more than 330 statehouse seats in November, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures. Of course, calls for bipartisanship and getting to the unflashy business of state governance ring eternal at the start of every legislative session. The last session saw Texas Republicans mostly at war with themselves.

Source: Economic Times January 06, 2019 17:26 UTC