Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

A judge in downstate Quincy said that Illinois circuit courts do not have the “inherent power” to consider the effort by ...

For now, the map’s fate is in limbo. The Senate has done its part, but the Texas House cannot vote until Democrats return.

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map.

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left ...

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...

The bill, requested by Trump, is designed to boost GOP control in 2026 but faces stalled action in the House due to a quorum ...

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is seeking former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) arrest, alleging in a motion filed on ...

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...