This week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a third special session on redistricting set to begin Sept. 20. The new state and federal district lines will stand for a decade and have a lasting impact on who has power in the state and Congress. One report by the...
A Travis County District Court judge ruled in favor of a temporary restraining order on Sunday to prevent Gov. Greg Abbott from arresting State House Democrats who broke quorum and fled to Washington D.C. last month and have repeatedly received threats of arrest from...
Gathered outside the nation’s Capitol on Tuesday, Texas House Democrats held their first press conference since leaving the state and breaking quorum. More than 50 Democrats made their way to Washington on Monday to disrupt the ongoing special session and prevent...
On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott quietly vetoed a section of Senate Bill 1, the general appropriations bill funding the Texas government for the next two years. The victim of the partial veto was Article X, the legislature — something never before seen in Texas...
Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Monday to reflect on the legislative session and missed opportunities from Republican leaders in Austin. “We should have been dealing with the effects of a global pandemic that left 50,000...
