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House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.
The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Texas House Democrats break quorum again by staying out of state
The Texas House again failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could give Republicans five new seats, after state Democrats forced a legislative standstill.
Texas House convenes on Tuesday, again no quorum
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the House on Tuesday with only 94 members present. One hundred are needed to ...
Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout
The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and ...
Texas redistricting crisis has foreign echoes — and foreign solutions
Many countries with nominally healthy democracies have something the United States does not: A strong, independent election authority at the national level.
Texas Governor Asks Court to Remove House Democratic Leader From Office Over Walkout
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the ...