Texas Politics

All three lawmakers, whom the Texas House Democratic Caucus did not identify, are fully vaccinated, which helps protect against severe illness.

A federal judge in Texas sided in part with groups suing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the program was illegally created by the Obama administration.

The standoff hit day four on Thursday, with Texas Democrats vowing not to leave D.C. despite House Speaker Phelan offering to send a plane to pick up the lawmakers this weekend.

A large group of faith leaders from Friendship West Baptist Church left Dallas Thursday morning headed to the state capitol to rally for voting rights and to show their support for the Democrats who are in Washington.

After taking up the voting bill, the Senate also passed the GOP priority bail bills Tuesday with virtually no resistance as most Democrats remained absent.

As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the Texas Senate approved the bill Tuesday with a party line vote of 18-4.

Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives authorized finding and bringing back absent Democratic lawmakers "under warrant of arrest if necessary," but state troopers have no jurisdiction beyond Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to arrest the House Democrats if they do not show up to vote on a Republican election bill. But it may be weeks before that happens. They are prepared to stay in Washington D.C. until the special session ends.

The legislation becoming law in Texas improves police training, makes some police practices illegal and increases hiring transparency.