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Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois and other northern states to block a Republican-led congressional redistricting ...

Obama takes part in call with Texas Democrats

Former President Obama participated in a call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday as the lawmakers remain out of the state ...

Redistricting feud between California, Texas intensifies; which states are next?

President Donald Trump’s call for Texas to redraw maps to help the GOP has blown the lid off the process of gerymandering.

Bills to fund sirens, disaster relief will die Friday as the Texas special session ends. What's next?

The Texas Legislature's first special session is set to end without the passage of key funding bills. How can those bills ...

Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...

Texas House Democrats may return after first special session is over

After the Texas House didn’t reach a quorum on Tuesday, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said absconding House Democrats ...

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu discusses the Democrats' demands to return to Austin

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu tells Jack Fink the two terms they set for their return to the state Capitol are the goals they've had from the beginning when deciding to break quorum.

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...