The Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints on how congressional districts can be drawn, but the Supreme could further weaken the landmark law.

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Gov. Greg ...

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan, effectively shutting down ...

The FBI is now helping Texas leaders locate Democratic lawmakers who fled the state amid an escalating redistricting standoff ...

Involving the FBI could boost hopes of getting the Texas Democrats back into the state to reestablish a quorum and pass more Republican-friendly congressional maps.

While the political battle lines are clear legal questions are being raised as Texas GOP leaders push to get lawmakers back ...

The runaway Democrats are not charged with felonies; they are not charged or even chargeable with any crimes related to their ...

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...

"We cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional responsibilities," U.S. Senator John Cornyn said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is urging the FBI to help Texas law enforcement find state legislators who left the state to prevent a quorum and stall the legislative process.