Controversial ‘bathroom bill’ back up for discussion in Texas Senate

Texas lawmakers debated SB 7 to enforce bathroom use based on birth certificate gender, with increased penalties for violations. AUSTIN, Texas — The controversial “bathroom bill” is back up for discussion at the Texas Capitol. On Monday morning, the Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 7, also known as the Texas Women’s … Read more

‘We stand behind them’ | Civil rights groups back Texas Democratic walkout over voting power concerns

Texas House Democrats face arrest warrants and fines for breaking quorum to block a GOP redistricting plan. HOUSTON — More than 50 Democratic lawmakers in the Texas House are now facing civil arrest warrants and $500-a-day fines after breaking quorum to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan. Many have left the state, as GOP leaders move … Read more

Amid quorum break and redistricting battle, Democrats hold protest outside Governor’s Mansion

Joined by Greg Casar, demonstrators protested the redistricting push and Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to remove the Texas Democrats who broke quorum from the House. AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is directing DPS troopers to find, arrest and return Democratic state lawmakers to the Texas Capitol. More than 50 Texas Democrats are hundreds of … Read more

The year the ‘Killer Bees’ fled the Texas Capitol to block a proposed election law

In 1979, Texas Democratic State Senators fled the Capitol to break a quorum to block an election bill from getting voted on. AUSTIN, Texas — The current quorum break by Texas Democrats at the State Capitol is the fourth time in the past 50 years that lawmakers have broken quorum to protest pending legislation: 1979, … Read more