Tag: Texas Tribune
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…
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 House panel advances redrawn congressional map that would add more GOP seats
A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts…