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The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...
Other Democratic lawmakers have joined a colleague in staying at the Texas Capitol rather than accept around-the-clock police ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democrat opted to stay in the state House chamber overnight and into Tuesday rather than allow a ...
The House speaker ordered chamber doors locked, and democratic lawmakers now need written permission to leave.
The congressional seat in Texas’ 18th District, a hub of Black political power, has been vacant for months. Redistricting ...
Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a ...
Republicans required their Democratic peers to have an escort to ensure they returned to the chamber on Wednesday following ...
The Texas House reached a quorum earlier Monday after Democrats returned to Austin, ending a two-week standoff with ...
For weeks, the Texas House has been unable to make quorum, but that will likely change, according to one of the House ...
The redistricting map now advancing through the House would add Liberty County to TX-9, unlike the map under consideration in ...