Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

Texas House Democrats have returned to Texas's capital after two weeks in Chicago, having prevented the House from voting on new districts for U.S. House members from Texas. What consequences await them for their quorum break?

The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to boot duly elected legislators from office.

With Friday’s deadline approaching, Gov. Greg Abbott warns he’ll call lawmakers back immediately if Democrats don’t return.

The departure marked the end of a nationally-watched standoff between the lawmakers and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who pushed the remap plan at President Donald Trump’s urging in a bid to add five additional Republican seats in the U.

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

Critics say the governor is using relief dollars as leverage and political cover to push through President Trump's redistricting plan.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned on Sunday that Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to break quorum during a special legislative session could be removed from office for abandoning their duties.