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Texas’ second special session is coming sooner than expected. Here’s why that matters

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map.
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Abbott vows to immediately call Texas lawmakers back to work if special session ends without new maps

The leaders of both chambers said they would adjourn for the session Friday if Democrats do not return, while the governor ...
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Texas House Democrats say they'll end quorum break once California begins redistricting

More than 50 Democratic Texas House members have been out of state for nearly two weeks in an effort to block Republican-led ...
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Governor Abbott Vows Continual Special Sessions to Break Texas Legislative Stalemate

Texas Governor Abbott vows to call additional special sessions if necessary to pass the state's agenda, after Democrats left ...

Discussing the Texas special session, Disaster Preparedness funding, and much more

On this edition of "Texas Live and Local", Political Reporter Greg Groogan gives his take on the first Texas special session.

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are beginning to frame their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a ...

Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month

Texas Republicans put new pressure Tuesday on absent Democrats to get them to return to the state, testing whether they’re ...