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

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

Texas Democrats have fled the state to block a vote on a new redistricting map. Gov. Abbott has ordered their arrest, ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will join the Texas Democrats who are in Illinois Wednesday. This comes as ...

Gov. Maura Healey said an attempt by Texas Republicans to redraw local U.S. House maps to increase the number of Republicans in Congress is a “partisan, craven political power grab” that affects ...

President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could ...

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...