Texas Democrats have been absent from the state for over a week, preventing the legislature from reaching the quorum needed to pass a Republican-backed congress ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — For the eighth consecutive day, Texas lawmakers have failed to reach a quorum, prompting further legal action from state officials. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced the ...

A furniture store owner and community advocate will be giving away free mattresses this morning to central Texas flood victims.Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, ow ...

Both Republicans and Democrats continue pointing fingers at who is to blame for holding back emergency flood relief as the quorum break continues to heat up.

AUSTIN, Texas — On the sixth day of the Texas House Democrats’ quorum break, the legal battle over their absence shifted to the courthouse, as quorum was once again not met at the statehouse. Texas ...

State Rep. James Talarico has inquired with television stations about potential Senate ad rates, according to two sources with knowledge of his requests — the m ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A person is dead after a vehicle crashed into a pole in southeast Austin early Friday morning. Austin police say that the crash occurred in the 100 block of East Slaughter Lane around ...

A Texas Senate committee voted Thursday to advance a congressional redistricting bill to the full Senate, moving closer to enacting new district maps despite on ...

More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled Texas on Sunday to prevent Republicans from passing a mid-decade congressional map.

A blind and deaf senior dog was rescued by Texas Humane Heroes after left alone following her owner's death.The dog, named Dottie, was discovered by a landlord ...

"Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans ...