Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week. This week's ...

The Texas House hit a snag with absent Democrats, spurring legal action and pay freezes, creating a charged atmosphere as ...

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton accused Beto O'Rourke's Powered by People of deceptive fundraising. O'Rourke vowed to keep fighting and ...

Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House ...

Texas Democrats faced a deadline of Friday at 2 p.m. ET to return to special session, but remained in place after Paxton said ...

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

The Texas House still did not have a quorum on Friday even as the deadline set for Texas Democrats to return passed.

( NewsNation) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state will hold a special election in November on a ballot ...