How is the partisan nature of the Texas state legislature changing?
A) Bipartisanship lasted briefly after the GOP took over the legislature, but by 2002, Democrats had been removed from nearly all committees and shut out of the policymaking process.
B) When the GOP took control of the Texas state legislature, it did so on a platform of zero cooperation with the Democrats-not that it was needed, as the GOP had a supermajority.
C) Under GOP leadership, bipartisanship continues but there has been increasing partisanship and less willingness to compromise on selected, major issues.
D) When the GOP took control, it maintained stability by appointing an equal number of Democrats to leadership positions, a practice which continues today.
E) Bipartisanship continued strong after the GOP took power, only briefly diminishing in the early 2000s over redistricting issues but returning in the following legislative session.
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