Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to ...

The Texas House of Representatives met on Friday, as a majority of Democrats have not returned after leaving the state. There were 95 members were present; a quorum was not met after roll call.

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

Democrats who left the state have shown no signs of buckling for now: A group was scheduled to appear later Friday with ...

On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Democratic state lawmakers in the Supreme Court of Texas ...

Governor Gavin Newsom was scheduled to be joined by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and other elected officials to announce ...

TX AG Paxton and Speaker Burrows pursue legal action to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats fleeing to block a vote.

In what at least one legal expert called longshot litigation, Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Illinois state ...

The Texas House failed to meet quorum again on Friday, with only 95 lawmakers present. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbot told lawmakers to return to the Capitol on Monday.

In a complaint filed with the Federal Elections Commission, the watchdog group argues the House speaker dipped into cash ...

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of ...