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Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

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 ...

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 Gov. Abbott calls 2nd special session, to start almost immediately after end of the 1st

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers get a two-hour break Friday before they're expected back in their chambers. After the first ...
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Texas Legislature's second special session begins as quorum-breaking Democrats plan return

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly ...

Texas House reissues arrest warrants for absent lawmakers

The Texas House has voted to reissue civil arrest warrants for state representatives who continue to be absent without excuse ...

Texas House Democrats accept Skokie official’s invite to north suburban mosque

Before Texas House Democratic legislators return to Austin after a 12-day exile in Illinois to thwart their state’s ...

Texas House faces 6th quorum attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

The Texas House is reconvening Friday morning in its sixth attempt to make a quorum, after Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm ...

Paxton seeks to revoke O’Rourke group’s charter over fundraising for Texas House Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is looking to revoke the charter of former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) political organization, Powered by People, over its fundraising for Texas House ...