Texas Democrats have fled the state to halt the legislature's progress on enacting a new congressional map that would favor Republicans.

The newspaper criticized Abbott for his response to Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state in protest of the legislature's ...

Texas Democrats faced a deadline of Friday at 2 p.m. ET to return to special session, but remained in place after Paxton said a lawsuit was filed to remove 13 of them from office.

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the state's highest court to vacate the seats of more than a dozen Texas House ...

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the ...

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Democratic State Rep. Claudia Ordaz says DPS troopers appeared at a family member's house looking for her amid ongoing ...

Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the Texas House Friday and no quorum was reached after the fifth day. One hundred state ...

Beto O'Rourke is going to bat for Texas Democrats - on the road and online - as they attempt to stop GOP plans to redraw Texas' congressional maps.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is making new threats against Democratic lawmakers who left the state in order to block a vote on redistricting legislation. State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos (D-TX) ...

Several legal experts, in interviews with ABC News, questioned the strength of Abbott's case to remove lawmakers.