The so-called “permission slips” were issued to Democrats who broke quorum and fled the state in a 15-day fight over GOP gerrymandering. The slips, which they were forced to sign in order to leave the ...

State Rep. Nicole Collier filed a lawsuit to challenge the Texas House's authority to enforce police escorts for lawmakers ...

The Texas House is set to vote on a congressional redistricting plan that could be crucial for Republicans to hold control of ...

Texas GOP set to pass map adding 5 House seats, triggering national redistricting fight and Democratic retaliation. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

After Democrats spent several weeks delaying a vote, the Texas House is poised to vote on new congressional district that ...

Democrats said Republicans in the Texas House crossed a line by detaining them en masse and then assigning state troopers to trail them everywhere they go.

The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to ...

Texas House Democrat Rep. Nicole Collier refuses police escort, stays in Capitol overnight to protest GOP redistricting plan.

On Wednesday, the Texas House will finally debate a new map for the state’s congressional districts that could give ...