Texas Democrats

Texas Democrats currently breaking quorum in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Texas Democrats currently breaking quorum in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on their legislative walkout.

Texas Democrats continue to fight for federal voting legislation that would supersede any state laws passed. Julie Fine reports.

Morgan O’Hanlon with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to offer insight into the Texas Democrats who stayed behind while their colleagues bolted for Washington and what those lawmakers are aiming to accomplish.

Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation’s capital in a faceoff over voting rights said Tuesday that they’re pressing on with their mission to get Democrats in Washington, D.C., to bolster their cause, even as COVID-19 spreads through their ranks.

Several Democratic lawmakers, in masks, held a news conference in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.

A sixth member of the Texas House tested positive on Monday, according to state Rep. Rhetta Bowers of Dallas, adding that she and others have brought food to those quarantining in their rooms.

Denying Republicans a quorum to enact voting restrictions will cost Texas Democrats north of $1 million, according to the state legislator leading the fundraising effort

Jasmine Crockett, a Black civil rights lawyer and one of the youngest lawmakers in Texas, was just a few months into her first term in the Legislature when Republicans were on the cusp of passing new limits on when and how Texans could vote.

Two additional members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus who were fully vaccinated tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is asking Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to add an item to a future special session that would allow state lawmakers to take up changing quorum rules.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) is demanding House Democrats return to Austin and resume the special session and he’s put a jet on standby to hasten their return.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan stripped a top Democrat, speaker pro tem Joe Moody, of his leadership post in the House Thursday as hundreds of people gathered outside the state Capitol to protest a GOP-proposed voting bill.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan stripped a top Democrat, speaker pro tem Joe Moody, of his leadership post in the House Thursday as hundreds of people gathered outside the state Capitol to protest a GOP-proposed voting bill. Scott Gordon reports.

Texas Democrats got a show of support Wednesday while in Washington, D.C. when a group of Texas Senators joined them in the nation’s capital.

Texas Democrats got a show of support Wednesday while in Washington, D.C. when a group of Texas Senators joined them in the nation’s capital.

While House Democrats continue their walkout in Washington, D.C., the Texas Senate has continued working to pass bills that will die without a House quorum.

While House Democrats continue their walkout in Washington, D.C., the Texas Senate has continued working to pass bills that are part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda.

There’s still no progress in the battle over voting rights between Texas Democrats and Republicans. NBC 5’s political reporter Julie Fine reports on the Special Session showdown.

Day three of a Special Session standoff continues as Texas House Democats stay away from Austin in an effort to stall a controversial voting bill. In Austin, Republicans are pointing to all the work that isn’t getting done. NBC 5’s Scott Gordon reports some Republicans are demanding Democrats repay the $221 daily stipend they get.