Tag: special session
Missouri GOP senator slams party leaders for forcing vote on bills without allowing debate
Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, on the first day of the 2024 legislative session (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).The Missouri Senate…
Texas House passes bills in record speed
(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed several legislative priorities on Monday. After more than 50 Democrats…
Texas House passes new GOP-friendly congressional maps
After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed a Republican-favored congressional map Wednesday evening…
Texas senators hold new public hearing on redistricting plan
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Sunday afternoon, State Senators launched a public hearing on a bill to redraw congressional voting…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately calls second special session for redistricting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called another special session to pass a new congressional map, after the first…
Texas Democrats signal they are ready to end redistricting standoff and return to state
Texas Democratic lawmakers signaled their intention on Thursday to end their redistricting standoff and return to Austin, paving…
‘We need help to restart,’ flood victims try to rebuild amid quorum break at Texas Capitol
CENTER POINT, Texas (Nexstar) — Nathan and Audrey Rich, a newly married couple, felt like they had “adulting”…
Texas GOP Map Aims to Erode Black, Latino Voting Power Ahead of 2026, Critics Say
Texas Senate Republicans passed a GOP-friendly congressional map on Tuesday, despite objections from their Democratic colleagues, most of…
Texas governor preparing to call second special session on redistricting by Friday
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum…
Gov. Abbott plans 2nd special session as Texas Legislature wraps up first one this week
Nine days after most Texas House Democrats fled the state to protest Republican efforts on redistricting, leaving the…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to call “special session after special session after special session”…
What are lawmakers, Kotek saying about special session for Oregon transportation funding?
With just three weeks to go until lawmakers return to Salem for a special session to vote on…