Tag: Texas House
Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove lawmakers who left the state?
The Texas Legislature attempted to meet Monday to consider a redistricting plan that would favor Republicans, but Democratic…
Joe rips Texas GOP over redistricting plan
The Texas House voted Monday afternoon to track down and arrest more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who were…
Texas Dems’ absence hampers special session, triggers warrants, garners national attention
Texas House Democrats have fled the state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional districts in a bid to…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Orders Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers. Can He Do That?
NEED TO KNOWTexas House Democrats left the state on Sunday to deny quorum, which was required for the…
What you need to know
More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from…
Gov. Greg Abbott targets El Paso Rep. Vince Perez in Texas redistricting arrest push
A state representative from El Paso faces an arrest warrant after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the detention of…
Inside the Fight Brewing Over Texas’s Redistricting Plan
As Texas Republicans move to redraw the congressional map, Democrats are taking their fight beyond state lines. In…
Showdown erupts in Texas over redistricting
A showdown is unfolding in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Democrats who have fled the…
Texas Gov. threatens to remove and replace Dem Reps who left state
More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state in opposition as the push to approve a gerrymandered,…
Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to…
Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
In June 1870, 13 Texas senators walked out of the Capitol to block a bill giving the governor…
Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent quorum needed to vote on redistricting measure
Texas Democrats pushed back on the Republican effort to rewrite the state’s congressional map by leaving the state…