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Texas House to take up bill targeting lawmakers who flee state to block votes

The Texas House is expected to take on a new bill this week following the high drama over redistricting, a proposal that ...

FIRST ON FOX: Texas' Ken Paxton endorses candidate to succeed him as attorney general

Lone Star State Attorney General Paxton endorses Aaron Reitz to succeed him in the state post, backing Reitz not long after ...

Texas Democrats who left the state now facing financial consequences for their actions

The Texas House Democrats broke quorum for two weeks to prevent a vote on the state's redrawn congressional map.

Texas House Democrats each fined nearly $10k for quorum break

It shows that House members are fined $500 for each day they are absent, which equals to $7,000 given that Democrats were ...
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House representatives set to vote today on East Texas groundwater bill

House Bill 27, a bill proposed by state Rep. Cody Harris relating to a groundwater study in the Neches and Trinity Valleys ...
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Two more candidates announce campaign for Texas House District 71

Two more candidates have announced their campaign for Texas House of Representatives District 71. Taylor County rancher Liz ...

Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans resume redistricting effort

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

Texas lawmaker refuses police escort, spends to night in the House Chamber, complete with props

House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...