Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over ...

To conduct official business, at least 100 members of the 150-member Texas House must be present. Democrats hold 62 of the ...

Democratic lawmakers said they left the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its ...

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...

A group of Democrats has fled Texas as part of an attempt to block a Donald Trump-backed redistricting plan that could ...

Democrats who have fled could have to pay a fine, which amounts to $500 each, for every day they are away. The Governor called the session on July 21, and a special session cannot last for more than ...

Jim Dunnam led the 2003 quorum break that stalled redistricting once before. Now he’s watching a new generation of Democrats ...

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday in an effort to hinder Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost ...

Some of the Democratic legislators fleeing Texas will appear on Sunday evening with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at a press conference.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a letter Sunday night in which he said that he would seek to remove “derelict Democrats” from their elected offices in the Texas House of ...

Republicans on the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting passed House Bill 4 on a party-line vote. Democrats can prevent further action by by denying Republicans the necessary ...