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

As Texas hurtles toward a flashpoint on a GOP effort to redraw congressional districts, California Democrats are about to ...

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate ...

Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory.

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to ...

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

Texas Democratic lawmakers are currently holding a members-only meeting and discussing next steps as they weigh how long to ...

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the ...

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum could possibly face bribery charges, Republican Governor Greg Abbott said ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been ...

Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Governor Abbott’s flood relief was faster ...