Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state authorities to arrest dozens of House Democrats who fled. AP Moments before Abbott’s announcement, the Texas House of Representatives voted 85-6 to approve a ...

In an escalation in the Texas redistricting battle, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Aug. 5 seeking to remove the Democratic House leader from office after lawmakers fled en ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan, escalating a standoff ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit against state Democratic lawmaker Gene Wu Tuesday, seeking to have him removed from office. The emergency petition, filed in state Supreme Court, alleges ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety to arrest Democratic legislators who failed to appear for a special redistricting session on Monday. State-level Democrats ...