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It’s been eight days and the majority of Texas House Democrats are still out of state
State Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican with hopes to get elected to the U.S. Senate next year, has filed a lawsuit to have 13 of those Democratic lawmakers removed from their seats. Paxton is also taking steps to enforce arrest warrants in those democratically-led states to which those absent lawmakers have decamped.
Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats
With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety have been dispatched statewide to stake out the homes of the absent members in the effort to return them to the Capitol.
It’s now week two of a quorum break by more than 50 Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a new, ...
Legislators filed the flood response proposals after hearing from officials, experts and Central Texas residents during emotional committee meetings in Austin and Kerrville in July.
Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed lawsuits seeking to remove twelve Democratic state ...
A growing quorum break in the Texas Legislature is halting progress in both chambers, delaying all legislative activity as ...
The Texas House again failed to reach a quorum today as Democrats continue their standoff in their bid to block Republicans’ ...
Texas senators are once again proposing legislation that would eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, a set of annual exams public school students in third through 12th grade ...
The Texas Legislature’s regular session concluded in June after lawmakers had months to craft laws to strengthen workforce development programs. The bills set to take effect no later than Sept ...
Lawmakers will have 30 days to tackle a packed agenda outlined by Gov. Greg Abbott, from flood relief to redistricting to THC ...
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