Tag: Special Session
New redistricting map increases GOP strength, decreases Black and Hispanic majority districts
By Cassandra Pollock and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune
Texas House members on Thursday released its first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber's...
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws...
Texas House approves new voting restrictions
By Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune
After months of drama and political resistance, the curtain has lowered on Democratic attempts to stave off a...
Texas GOP pushes ahead on voting bill with Democrats back
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Thursday pressed forward on a third try at passing...
With Democrats back, Texas GOP pushes ahead with voting bill
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans brought back their voting bill Monday with no changes as some Democrats...
Court: Democrats who don’t show up for Legislature can be arrested
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
House Democrats who refuse to show up for the Legislature could soon be detained by law enforcement and brought...
Judge blocks arrests of lawmakers who won’t return to Texas
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
A state district judge in Travis County has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the arrest of House Democrats...
As Texas Democrats mull return, GOP voting bill still awaits
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Twenty-six days into refusing to come home, Texas Democrats who have twice...
First special legislative session ends without any bills passed, Democrats in D.C.
By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
A special session of the Texas Legislature ended Friday without any legislation making it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk...
The long, ‘surreal’ days of the runaway Texas legislators
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting...