News

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day
Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of ...
Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day
The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat ...
Redistricting standoff: Texas House falls short of quorum again
The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet quorum for the third time this week as a dramatic political standoff ...
Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, ...
Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...
Texas redistricting fight goes national as GOP, Dems prepare for more battles over future House maps
Leaders in both red and blue states are considering whether to redraw their own congressional districts to gain a partisan ...
FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal ...
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a ...