The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

The vote will take place after Democrats returned to the House Monday, which established a quorum for the first time in two weeks.

A 34-year-old Plano man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal beating and strangulation of his mother, the ...

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Thousands of Massachusetts state employees working remotely, at least part of the time. But is it preventing businesses and ...

Republican state legislators have filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court to put a Democratic-led ...

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to deny a quorum are making their way back, each on their own timeline, ...

Parents of "Heaven's 27" meet with Texas leaders, call for investigation and legislative action to prevent future tragedies.

For the second week, Republicans and Democrats have continued their showdown over new congressional maps in Texas, which will ...

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.