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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit To Vacate Seats Of 13 Democrats Who Fled State

The lawsuit from Paxton is one of several ways Texas officials have pressured Democrats to return to the state for a vote on ...

Texas Is the Dry Run for the GOP’s Dismantling of Electoral Democracy

One of the Texas Democrats who fled her state over a GOP plan to draw new state House district lines said rhetoric from the ...

“Stop eating beef until they stop attacking democracy”: What is the “Boycott Texas Beef” movement?

“Who is one of the biggest donors and one of the biggest industries in Texas? The beef industry,” she states. “Texas produces more beef than any other state in the country, so why not stop eating beef ...

The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition

Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...

Texas struck first. Don’t tell California to turn the other cheek | Opinion

People protest redistricting efforts outside of the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas, Aug. 4, 2025. President Donald ...

Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

Texas Republicans are planning to escalate their efforts to end a weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don’t return to the ...

Will this Houston lawmaker lose his seat over a protest?

State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.