When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session last month, he put legislation responding to the devastating Hill Country floods at the top of lawmakers’ agenda.

Legislative Counsel Cara Jenkins has rejected Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio's request to analyze the Democratic redistricting push and to make the opinion public after he sent a letter to her ...

I just want to find 11,780 votes,” President Donald Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during a ...

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

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.

After breaking quorum, Texas House Democrats will return to the Lone Star State for another special session, according to sources.

"If we still do not have a quorum on Friday, the House and the Senate will sine die this session, and the Governor will immediately issue a proclamation for a 2nd called special session," Texas ...

Republican leaders say they will give it one more try on Friday to end a quorum break at the State Capitol. If the walkout by Texas Democrats holds, Gov. Greg Abbott says he will immediately call ...

Republican's and Gov. Abbott criticize absent Democrats while advocacy group defends walkout, claiming flood relief funds could be released without special session. Democrats respond to criticism.

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Tuesday that the chamber will conclude its first special ...