The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

The bold choice to “break quorum” will inevitably delay, but not halt, legislation that the Dems actually want to pass, like ...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said his group is putting its full weight to help Texas Democrats, who left ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a ...

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

More than 50 Texas House Democratic lawmakers left the state ahead of a scheduled 3 p.m. vote in the Texas House Monday.

Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses the state of the redistricting bill that would add five more ...

South Texas: The districts currently held by U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen would become ...

Texas Democrats refused to return for legislative business, prompting Republicans to give them an ultimatum: Come back or lose your job.

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has ...

A political back-and-forth is taking place as the second day of a standoff at the Texas House begins, with Governor Greg Abbott issuing arrest warrants for absent House Democrats, while some Democrat ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows called the chamber into session for a second day, but again lacked a quorum, with ...