By Bethany Blankley Overruling their own court’s 3-judge panel, nine judges on the 17-member New Orleans-based appeals court ruled in favor of the Texas statute, five against, and three recused themselves.…
By Caitlin McFall The Texas state House formed a quorum Thursday, following a six-week long break in business after more than 50 Democrats fled to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to bar the passage of…
By Houston Keene The Texas House sergeant-at-arms and law enforcement are searching for the state Democrats who fled the state to avoid voting on the state’s election reform bill, according to local reports. Texas House Sergeant-at-Arms Michael…
By Jack Phillips The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a lower court’s order that restricted Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s authorization to arrest and detain state Democrats who fled the state in…
By Emma Colton Nearly two dozen Texas House Democrats who fled the state last month have sued Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican officials, alleging that GOP efforts to bring them back to…
By Charlie McCarthy Texas House Democrat lawmakers are mulling their next move as a second special legislative session is set to begin Saturday, The Texas Tribune reported. More than 50 Texas…
By Jack Phillips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a new special legislative session to pass a Republican-backed voting law, although dozens of House Democrats are still out of the state and remain in Washington.…
By Jon Street , Brittany De Lea Two more Texas Democrats have tested positive for coronavirus during their trip to Washington, D.C., just one day after three of their colleagues…
BY JACK PHILLIPS Update: The Texas House voted Tuesday to authorize the use of arrest warrants to compel Democrats who fled the special session to attend. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Democrat state…
By Jim Hoft Democrats take their beer with them to party in Washington DC. At least 58 Democrat members of the state House of Representatives fled Texas to Washington DC to block Republicans from advancing…
By Charles Kim Democrat members of the Texas State Legislature are considering leaving the state to block a GOP-led bill on voting reforms. If enough go along with the idea, it…
BY JANITA KAN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Monday that he will veto funding for the state legislature, a day after House Democrats staged a walkout of the chamber in an effort to…
