Tag: Special Session
Texas Democrats’ decampment has echoes of 2003 redistricting fight
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
The year was 2003, and the cramped Speaker’s Committee Room next to the Texas House floor was overflowing...
Texas Senate approves limits on transgender athletes
By Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune
Amid their Democratic colleagues’ push to halt GOP priority voting legislation, Senate Republicans passed two bills on Wednesday that...
EXPLAINER: Why are Texas Democrats camped out in Washington?
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press
Texas statehouse Democrats are camping out in Washington to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes...
Texans testifying on GOP voting bill forced to wait 17 hours
By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
Claudia Torres-Yañez walked into the Texas Capitol at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to testify against Republican efforts to enact new...
Texas special session begins with Abbott’s agenda
By Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that began Thursday, asking lawmakers to...
Texas GOP backs off changes to Sunday voting before next try
By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday that a special session starting this week will not change polling hours...