SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in ...

Texas Republicans on Wednesday will take up a new state congressional map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House ...

The Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for ...

Texas Democrats talk at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream on Aug. 3, 2025, after leaving their state to deny state Republicans the quorum they need to redraw five ...

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

The former El Paso congressman also contributed to House Democrats’ 2021 quorum break. A PAC backed by Democratic donor George Soros is also involved in this year’s effort.

Kendall Scudder, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told CNN Democrats have long been on board with efforts to push independent, nonpartisan redistricting efforts.

Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party Chair, also said the state party is helping to fund the quorum break. This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune.