State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday night to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House ...

Today is the day Texas state House Speaker Dustin Burrows set as a deadline for Democrats who fled the state to return to the chamber and help establish quorum. Follow for live updates.

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the Texas House Democratic ...

Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...

Texas Democratic lawmakers remained out of the state Thursday as Republican leaders escalated legal threats to force their return, with Gov. Greg Abbott petitioning the Texas Supreme Court to ...

Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the FBI will help his administration bring back Democrats who left the state to block the GOP's ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is urging the FBI to help Texas law enforcement find state legislators who left the state to prevent a quorum and stall the legislative process.

The Republican motto — since Nixon sabotaged LBJ‘s Vietnam peace negotiations and Reagan blew up Carter’s deal to get the ...