Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed U.S. House maps that could give the GOP ...

This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

Early polling suggests Democrats are favored to take back the House, but Republican redistricting could change that.

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will join the Texas Democrats who are in Illinois Wednesday. This comes as ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

Democratic Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones invoked the Holocaust while discussing state Democrats like herself fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

Lawmakers considered measures responding to last month's deadly floods without Democrats who fled the state to block ...

President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could ...

Governor Maura Healey welcomed Texas lawmakers taking shelter in Massachusetts.“We’re playing Texas hold ’em and we’re ...