Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.

At least 50 Democrats from the Texas House have left the state in an attempt to prevent the passage of a new congressional ...

If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...

Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows has given the absent lawmakers until Friday, Aug. 8, to return to Texas and appear before ...

The attorney general issued an opinion after Texas House Democrats broke quorum in 2021, claiming that the move could allow ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, that he will be seeking legal action against Democrat ...

The Texas attorney general says the lawmakers who have broken quorum and left the state have "abandoned their offices," ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton urges Congress to block abortion "shield laws" that "undermine state sovereignty" and threaten ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Tuesday he would begin the process of removing from office Democratic lawmakers ...

Paxton is pursuing a court ruling that says lawmakers leaving the state and denying quorum amounts to abandonment of office, ...

Political operatives have raised concerns that neither Attorney General Ken Paxton nor Sen. John Cornyn can keep the Texas Senate seat red, leading to enthusiasm for an alternative candidate.