Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the Legislature on Monday after denying a quorum for two weeks.

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed congressional map.

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.

Ten Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the NCAA if and how college sports' major governing body plans to protect the interests of female athletes as the largest portion of NIL and revenue-sharing payments continue to be directed to male athletes.

Democratic lawmakers are seeking more information from the Department of Homeland Security about the Trump administration’s partnership with Florida to create a migrant detention facility in

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S.