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Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state ...

Texas Democrats have fled the state to block a vote on a new redistricting map. Gov. Abbott has ordered their arrest, ...

Kerr County and the City of Kerrville had a plan to prepare for, and respond to, disasters but some key parts weren't ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has ...

Texas Republicans are responding to the Democrats’ move. House Speaker Dustin Burrows read remarks after a quorum was not present Monday afternoon. “To those who are absent, return now. Show the ...

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

The missed opportunities to better protect those in harm’s way continue to linger one month after the deadly Hill Country ...

As the Longhorns gear up to face Ohio State, Republican lawmakers redraw the political map to avoid competition.