Greg Abbott (R) ordered their arrests for leaving the state to deny the chamber quorum. A group of state House members and ...

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up ...

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have left Texas in an attempt to block the adoption of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by ...

Central Texas state lawmakers are divided as Democratic representatives leave the state to block a GOP-backed congressional ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a ...

BREAKING: Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned ...

Texas Republicans' redistricting plan has been supported by President Donald Trump and it aims to protect the party’s narrow ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the arrests of state House Democrats who fled the Lone Star State for blue states in an effort to stop the GOP’s redistricting legislation.

House members voted on a motion to have the sergeant-at-arms track down absentee lawmakers, under warrant of arrest if necessary, and bring them back to Austin to reestablish quorum.

Democrats left the state before the Texas House could vote on a new congressional map that would likely grant Republicans ...

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote that could favor Republicans in Congress.