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…
Democrats in the Texas legislature used a dramatic walk-out late Sunday to torpedo Republican plans for a voting bill that President Joe Biden had decried as voter suppression and an…
By Evie Fordham Republicans in the Texas Senate took a big step toward tightening their state’s election laws this weekend, prompting outcry from Democrats. The sweeping measure, known as Senate Bill 7, passed along party…
BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO Texas state lawmakers on Saturday finalized a draft of a sweeping elections bill that calls for dozens of new restrictions on voting in the state and makes it…
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court one day overturns Roe v. Wade.…
By Paul Steinhauser A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. And the two term GOP governor who’s running for re-election next…
