Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t ...

Over 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas left the state on Sunday to ensure that the state legislature doesn’t have a quorum ...

Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from advancing state House maps that ...

Texas House Democrats are leaving the state to deny quorum, marking the second time in four years. They say the move is ...

The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps.

Abbott's threat comes after Texas Democratic lawmakers flew to Chicago to break quorum, all but derailing the 3 p.m. Monday ...

Texas House Democrats flew to Illinois to block Republicans from passing a new congressional map that would boost GOP clout ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a threat. If Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting bill are not at the ...

"Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did," Gov. Greg Abbott ...

The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they ...

Early reports indicate that some of the Democrats have fled to Chicago, others to Albany and Boston — all to cities in ...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ANDREW DeMILLO Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from ...