Texas Democratic lawmakers remained out of the state Thursday as Republican leaders escalated legal threats to force their return, with Gov. Greg Abbott petitioning the Texas Supreme Court to ...

Leading Illinois Democrats and the head of the national Democratic party joined Texas House Democrats this week in a call for ...

Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...

“Sure, if they don’t follow the law,” state Rep. Gene Wu told CNN’s Pamela Brown on “The Situation Room,” when asked whether he was concerned the FBI would arrest him and his fellow Texas state House ...

CHICAGO — State Rep. Diego Bernal (D-123) is one of several Democratic lawmakers who have broken quorum and left the state of Texas. Bernal, who has been in Chicago since Sunday, says security is ...

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress ...

Wednesday night, Lubbock woman sentenced to 60 years in prison in death of 3-month-old baby boy and President Trump’s tariffs ...

Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.

In the past, the president has routinely donated large amounts of his yearly $400,000 salary to causes such as fighting the ...

Two state representatives said they were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning. Police are investigating.