Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seat ...

Greg Abbott threatened to remove state House Democrats from office—or charge them with felonies—after dozens of members fled ...

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

The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps.

A Brazos Valley lawmaker says the decision by Texas House Democrats to leave the state over a redistricting bill could stall ...

Texas Democrats left the state for Chicago in an effort to deny quorum and block Republican efforts to redistrict, ...

Texas House Democrats flew to Illinois to block Republicans from passing a new congressional map that would boost GOP clout ...

"Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did," Gov. Greg Abbott ...

When Susana Pacheco accepted a housekeeping job at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip 16 years ago, she believed it was a step ...

There are 150 members of the Texas House, but 100 — a quorum — are needed to conduct business. The House Democratic Caucus ...

Because the quorum is broken, the Texas Legislature can’t advance the redistricting proposal or any of the 18 items on the special session agenda.