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Despite removal threats, Texas Democrats remain scattered across the nation as House Speaker Dustin Burrows prepares to gavel ...

Texas Democrats are under mounting pressure to return to the state as Republicans push for a quorum to advance key ...

Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy is reportedly considering running for state attorney general in 2026. The Hill newspaper reported Friday, based on two anonymous sources, that Roy had toyed with the idea of ...

State Rep. Vince Perez (D) and his colleagues have faced threats of arrest and violence for leaving the state to stop a ...