When 57 Democratic members of the Texas House fled the state on August 3 to block a GOP-backed redistricting vote. That walkout isn’t just a protest—it comes with a hefty price: $500 per legislator, ...

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This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

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The 287 (g) program allows state and local law enforcement agencies to partner with ICE to “keep their communities safer” by ...

Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP ...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said his group is putting its full weight to help Texas Democrats, who left ...

The move came just hours after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he’d seek to vacate the seats of other absent Democrats ...

The first is in Texas. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the legislature this summer to deal with the ...

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state this week to block Republican redistricting efforts, prompting Gov. Greg ...

Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants for House Democrats who were not present when the ...

Texas House Democrats have fled the state to prevent a vote on a new congressional redistricting map, effectively stalling ...