The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal with congressional redistricting and a host of other issues — laying down a new gauntlet for Democrats who fled the state nearly two weeks ago to halt a vote on a new district map.

Democratic lawmakers, who fled the state on Aug. 3 to block a controversial redistricting effort, said Thursday they’re prepared to “bring this battle back to Texas,” after seeing encouraging signs t...

“This is not just about Texas or Texans,” Plesa said in front of a battery of television cameras. “This is about the pillars of democracy as we know it.”

People packed the capital lawn on Saturday morning for the “Texas for All” rally protesting the state’s plan to redraw redistricting maps.

A political standoff in Texas over proposed House maps that could hand Republicans five new seats is poised to enter a new phase Friday, while heavily Democratic California plans to release its own ne...

Majorities of both Cornyn and Paxton supporters in the Emerson poll said that quorum-breaking legislators should be arrested, but the sentiment was 11 points higher among Paxton voters.