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Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate ...
Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.
Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...
The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the ...
House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been ...
In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down ...
The effort to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections could make GOP incumbents vulnerable.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state ...
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...
As national Democrats continue looking for a message that will resonate with the American public enough to put them back in ...
Republican's and Gov. Abbott criticize absent Democrats while advocacy group defends walkout, claiming flood relief funds could be released without special session. Democrats respond to criticism.
When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session last month, he put legislation responding to the devastating Hill Country floods at the top of lawmakers’ agenda.