But Alford played a huge role in the dramatic legislative session of 1870, one that started with a walkout over a militia ...

Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

DALLAS — Texas Republicans have threatened to remove from office dozens of Democrats who fled the state to fight a Republican redistricting plan. More than 50 Democrats left Texas to block a quorum, ...

A bomb threat was made at the Illinois hotel where Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying after fleeing the state to block a ...

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

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...

Texas Democrats staying in Illinois to block a redistricting vote were briefly evacuated Wednesday morning after a bomb threat. Police found no device, and all guests have since returned.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who have fled to other parts of the ...

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