Without a quorum, the Texas House is at a standstill and law enforcement is unable to apprehend absent Democrats while they are out of state.
Democrats broke quorum by going to Washington, D.C. when the Texas House was scheduled to meet on Tuesday.
As they did during the regular session, Democrats may break quorum during the special session to block a Republican election reform bill.
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
Current Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs will step down from the position at the end of this month.
The Democrats on the committee accused Chairman Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) and others of “silencing opposing viewpoints.”
The number of alleged election fraud offenses is still dwarfed by the number of votes cast in the most recent statewide elections.
A total of 23 candidates, including 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats, filed to run for the special election in Texas’ Sixth Congressional District.
The Texas legislature convenes today for its 87th regular session with only 140 days to complete its business.
Evaluations show Texas officials had concerns about Dominion Voting Systems product's efficiency and reliability when they rejected their use in January of this year.
Unlike other states, Texas has a bottom-up electoral system with the counties handling the lion's share of the responsibilities when it comes to the state's elections.
🔊 Listen to this Austin, TX, July 30, 2020 — Attorney General Ken Paxton has directed Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan and the Round Rock City Council to hold their municipal elections on the original date of November 3, 2020, asserting that their decision to postpone the city’s elections until next year is illegal. The attorney general said that there would be repercussions for Morgan and the council if they fail to comply, including possible...
