In the coming weeks, the Facilities Commission is expected to finalize arrangements with the border wall program manager.
This week — a look at Texas politics during the last week of the second special session.
Only days remain in the state's second special session and the window of opportunity for Republicans to punish Democrats who broke quorum is closing.
This week — an attorney general opinion leaves abandoned House seats to the courts, 20 Democrats form a caucus to oppose “right-wing” legislation, and truant legislators owe three-quarters of a million dollars in repayments.
The proposal must pass through the House Administration Committee before members will be able to vote on the proposal.
The court's ruling comes after a back and forth in lower courts during which Texas Democrats received a preliminary stay of their arrests.
Some Texas Democrats received a temporary reprieve from the threat of arrest after Harris County judges issued prohibitive orders.
Immediately after its filing, various Democrats stated they did not authorize the lawsuit that named them as plaintiffs.
The special session call includes many of the same items from July — but the governor added a few new additions.
The purported vacation comes while their Democratic colleagues continue their stay in the nation's capital.
One week remains in the 87th legislature's first special session and the path ahead is as unclear as it was when Democrats first flew to D.C.
During a protest against the Senate's lack of approval of the For the People Act, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested for blocking an office entryway.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
After three weeks of no quorum and most of the Democratic caucus out of state, the Texas House remains frozen — unable to carry out any business.
Speaker Dade Phelan issued a civil arrest warrant for Rep. Philip Cortez who, after returning to Austin last week, flew back to D.C. on Sunday to continue the quorum break.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Texas Democrats say they will remain in the nation's capital through early August to run out the clock on the current special session.
The legislature is bent on approving a 13th check for retired teachers but the bill's future is tentative due to the current lack of quorum in the state House.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
This week — a list of the status of Texas Democratic lawmakers during the quorum break.
