Governor Gregg Abbott ordered state troopers to find and arrest those Democrats who left the state. But lawmakers dismissing those threats as state authorities are beyond their jurisdiction. Abbott ...

Texas has become the center of a national dispute over redistricting after the latest electoral map heavily favored Republicans.

Texas House Democrats spoke in Illinois on Monday after fleeing Texas state to prevent the Republicans’ redistricting plan. "These guys are weak," said Rep. Jasmine Crockett at a news briefing in ...

Texas Democrats grapple with legal, political, and personal pressure as they protest Republican efforts to rewrite the state's congressional map before next year’s elections. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ...

In response, Texas Democrats fled to Illinois to block a vote, and now Texas Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to remove ...

The governor instructed Department of Public Safety troopers to find, arrest and return Democratic lawmakers who left Texas.

The risks are big for Texas Democrats — from $500-a-day fines, to extradition, to the more unlikely scenario of Abbott ...

The outcome of the political battle over Texas’ redistricting effort is already having major implications across the country.