Texas House Democrats Stage Overnight Protest Against GOP Redistricting Plan

Texas House Democrats Stage Overnight Protest Against GOP Redistricting Plan

Raeylee Barefield
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August 20, 2025
A group of Texas House Democrats returned to the chamber as part of an escalating protest against Republican efforts to...
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Texas House Quorum Restored After Democrats Two-Week Walkout

Texas House Quorum Restored After Democrats Two-Week Walkout

Raeylee Barefield
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August 19, 2025
After a two-week quorum break, Texas House Democrats have returned to Austin, ending their protest against a Republican-led congressional redistricting...
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Paxton Expands Legal Action Against O'Rourke-Backed Group

Paxton Expands Legal Action Against O'Rourke-Backed Group

Raeylee Barefield
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August 18, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has obtained a modified temporary restraining order (TRO) against Powered by People, a political...
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Texas House Democrats Signal Return After Halting GOP Agenda

Texas House Democrats Signal Return After Halting GOP Agenda

Raeylee Barefield
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August 14, 2025
Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a vote on GOP-backed redistricting legislation are now planning to return...
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Illinois Judge Blocks Texas Warrants for Fleeing Democrats

Illinois Judge Blocks Texas Warrants for Fleeing Democrats

Raeylee Barefield
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August 13, 2025
An Illinois judge ruled this week that the state will not assist Texas officials in enforcing civil arrest warrants against...
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Cornyn Joins GOP Attack on O’Rourke Weeks After Paxton Took Legal Action

Cornyn Joins GOP Attack on O’Rourke Weeks After Paxton Took Legal Action

Raeylee Barefield
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August 13, 2025
U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s (R) recent call for a Department of Justice investigation into Beto O’Rourke and his PAC, Powered...
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Cornyn Urges Texas Supreme Court to Act on Quorum-Breaking Lawmakers

Cornyn Urges Texas Supreme Court to Act on Quorum-Breaking Lawmakers

Raeylee Barefield
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August 11, 2025
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) has filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency...
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FBI Responds to Cornyn’s Request to Help Locate Absent Texas Democrats

FBI Responds to Cornyn’s Request to Help Locate Absent Texas Democrats

Raeylee Barefield
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August 7, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has responded to a request from U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) to assist in locating...
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Governor Abbott Moves to Remove Gene Wu Over Quorum Break, Wu Responds

Governor Abbott Moves to Remove Gene Wu Over Quorum Break, Wu Responds

Raeylee Barefield
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August 5, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott took legal action following the departure of House Democrats from the state in a high stakes battle...
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LONESTAR — 8.5.2025 — Abbott Threatens to Remove Democrats who Break Quorum — Texas Democrats Flee State to Oppose Redistricting — and More...

LONESTAR — 8.5.2025 — Abbott Threatens to Remove Democrats who Break Quorum — Texas Democrats Flee State to Oppose Redistricting — and More...

Daniel Molina
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August 5, 2025
Tension between Republicans and Democrats has reached a tipping point as Governor Greg Abbott (R) has threatened to remove from...
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