Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had requested FBI involvement after 57 legislators decamped to blue states — including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.

Getting rid of STAAR is a popular idea among legislators. The Texas Education Agency has insisted the test is a reliable tool ...

The solicitor general of Texas has filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Greg Abbott while ...

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 ...

The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows called the chamber into session for a second day, but again lacked a quorum, with Democrats were absent in protest of redistricting proposals that flip five ...

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 ...