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AUSTIN - Republican House of Representatives Speaker Dade Phelan won't fight his Democratic counterparts in the 2022 election, saying it would only fuel tension in a chamber still split over a week-long summer break."I am absolutely not…

A committee will hear a public testimony on the voting bill on Monday after quorum was restored in the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday, allowing discussion of the GOP-backed bill to resume. Senate Bill 1 and…

AUSTIN - Senator Carol Alvarado began filibustering the GOP-backed electoral law on Wednesday, a move that is likely to delay but not kill the passage of the legislation.Legislation "is slowly but surely hacking our democracy to pieces,"…

What you should knowThe first special session ends on August 6; the second special session is due to begin on August 7th.Governor Abbott adds modified quorum rules to agenda after a lack of quorum reduced his first…

This is a groundbreaking story and is constantly being updated.AUSTIN - Texas House Democrats flee the state to Washington DC on Monday to prevent the legislature from moving forward with a Republican-backed electoral law.Shortly after 2…