The Texas House is poised to advance legislation aimed at discouraging future quorum breaks, but the measure would not affect the more than 50 Democrats who either left the state or went into hiding ...

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville. Trump traveled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House Speaker Dustin Burrows presides over the debate of a congressional redistricting plan at the Capitol in Austin, Wednesday, ...

When Texas legislators lit out for New York and Illinois in order to deny Republicans the quorum that they need to enact a mid-decade redistricting map, I wasn’t thrilled. The cause is righteous, but ...

When Texans send their representatives to Austin, they expect one thing: show up and do your job. Represent your constituents. Cast your vote. That’s the bare minimum of public service. But time and ...

When reporting on the Texas Democratic House quorum busting, an NBC News report called it an “unbelievable story” and likened the news to “an old Western, you know, a band of outlaws headed for ...

While Democratic Texas House members were aboard a chartered jet soaring toward Chicago to break quorum last week, few people — in the air or on the ground — believed the group would eventually return ...

AUSTIN — Texas House Republicans teed up a slate of bills addressing the deadly July 4 Hill Country floods on Monday, but Democrats’ continued boycott left the chamber without the quorum needed to ...

Following Gov. Greg Abbott's request for legislation to discourage future quorum breaks, several Republican lawmakers have filed bills that would impose consequences such as booting absent lawmakers ...