The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...

Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative ...

A group of Democrats has fled Texas as part of an attempt to block a Donald Trump-backed redistricting plan that could ...

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote on the Republican effort backed by President Donald Trump to ...

Democrats in the Texas House left the state Sunday in a last-resort bid to block new congressional maps sought by President ...

This corrupt special session is over,” said Democratic leader Gene Wu, less than a day before House Republicans are set to ...

Virtually all legislative or governmental bodies, from your local school board to Congress, have a quorum rule.

In a dramatic escalation of opposition to redistricting efforts led by Republicans in Texas, the Texas Senate Democratic ...

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by ...

Texas House Democrats are leaving the state to deny quorum, marking the second time in four years. They say the move is ...

The new proposed lines would also prevent few, if any, opportunities for Democrats hoping that an aggressive gerrymander ...

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to prevent a vote on Monday that could see five new Republican-leaning seats created in ...