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Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the ...

In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

Democrats have struggled to find effective ways to oppose President Trump, and even some Democratic voters describe the party ...

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois and other northern states to block a Republican-led congressional redistricting ...
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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

California pushes left, Texas to the right, with US House control and Trump agenda in play

Republicans hold a 219-212 majority in the House, with four vacancies. New maps are typically drawn once a decade after the ...

Texas House Democrats block redistricting vote, triggering second special session

Texas House Democrats blocked the end of the first special session by maintaining a quorum break, preventing Republicans from ...
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TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down ...

Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant ...