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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...