A second bomb threat was reported Friday at the suburban Chicago hotel and convention center that was housing Texas Democrats ...

Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to ...

"This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be 'hunted down,'" one Texas Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.

Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.

Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.

The Republican Party is viewing even minor gains as a steppingstone toward a more conservative-friendly City Council. "If we win one or two, that's all it's really going to take," Bella said.

Democratic lawmakers said they are leaving the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing ...

Texas House Democrats flee the state to delay a Republican-driven redistricting plan. A vote on a bill is scheduled for ...