In a dramatic escalation of partisan conflict, Texas House Democrats have fled the state to Illinois, effectively blocki ...

Quorum breaking has a long history in Texas; however, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Tuesday petition to the state’s Supreme Court is ...

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants ...

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday night to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House ...

The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...

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

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...

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 ...

State Representative Gene Wu represents a racially diverse corner of Houston when he’s not defending juveniles in court. The ...

Texas Governor Abbott files a Supreme Court petition for the removal of Rep. Gene Wu after Wu helped break quorum.

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.