Lawmakers' return comes as new congressional map, which could create five new Republican seats, awaits vote A months-long political stalemate in Texas is set to end, as House Democrats have announced ...

The Austin Police Department is experimenting with a dialogue policing, a technique originally from Europe, to help ...

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more ...

A majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walked out of the chamber Tuesday to protest the chamber’s congressional redistricting map as it advanced to ...

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

Twelve Democratic senators hid for four days to block a bill that would move the presidential primary date. The bill was ...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and aligned advocacy groups are planning Saturday protests against GOP redistricting efforts in Texas.  Nearly 50 events condemning a vote proposed by ...

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...

With just one week left in the Texas special legislative session, House Democrats remain out of the state in protest of a ...

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

Possessing cannabis in Texas is classed as a Class B misdemeanor. This carries up to 180 days in prison and up to a $2,000 fine. Transporting cannabis across state lines also carries a potential ...