Texas Democrats have fled the state to halt the legislature's progress on enacting a new congressional map that would favor Republicans.

Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the Texas House Friday and no quorum was reached after the fifth day. One hundred state ...

The newspaper criticized Abbott for his response to Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state in protest of the legislature's push for GOP-backed redistricting maps.

Texas Democrats faced a deadline of Friday at 2 p.m. ET to return to special session, but remained in place after Paxton said a lawsuit was filed to remove 13 of them from office.

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

Texas State Representative Gene Wu, Democrat of Houston, has formally responded to Governor Greg Abbott’s unprecedented ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the state's highest court to vacate the seats of more than a dozen Texas House ...

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the ...

Democratic State Rep. Claudia Ordaz says DPS troopers appeared at a family member's house looking for her amid ongoing ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is making new threats against Democratic lawmakers who left the state in order to block a vote on redistricting legislation. State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos (D-TX) ...

Several legal experts, in interviews with ABC News, questioned the strength of Abbott's case to remove lawmakers.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state’s highest court this week to remove the Democratic House leader from office ...