A month after deadly Texas floods, a Houston mom shared how her sons survived — and how their family is still fighting to heal, one day at a time. HOUSTON — One month after a devastating July Fourth storm turned the Texas Hill Country into a deadly flood zone, families are still grappling with the … Read more

At Waltonia on the River, things are currently a work in progress as they aim to reopen. KERR COUNTY, Texas — More than 130 people were killed in raging floodwaters one month ago. The flood’s epicenter was in the heart of the Hill Country. In the month that followed, thousands of volunteers have been helping … Read more

Texas House Democrats are now in party strongholds around the country. Republican leaders are compelling them to return to Austin. AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott has signed warrants to arrest lawmakers who left the state in a dramatic fight over redistricting. Dozens of Texas House Democrats are now in party strongholds, including Chicago, Albany and … Read more

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

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

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

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