Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

A crowd of hundreds of people gathered in Millennium Park on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to protest congressional redistricting in their state.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is warning that any absent lawmakers found this weekend will be arrested and brought back to Austin for the start of the seco

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already sparked a national political brawl and prompted Democratic lawmakers to leave the state to deny Republicans the quorum they need.

For lovers of presidential architecture, Texas oil boom history, or simply anyone looking for a mansion that stops traffic—3100 Hamilton Boulevard is more than a home. It's a monument. The 10,090-square-foot limestone estate,

Republicans hold a 219-212 majority in the House, with four vacancies. New maps are typically drawn once a decade after the census is conducted. Many states, including Texas, give legislators the power to draw maps. California is among states that rely on an independent commission that is supposed to be nonpartisan.

Exiled Texas State Democratic legislators, who fled to Illinois to block gerrymandering, visited a mosque with a Skokie official.