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Her overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats ...
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...
They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in control.” ...
The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.” ...
Former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke is the preferred candidate among Democratic voters in the state’s 2026 Senate race ...
A Democratic Texas lawmaker has chosen to spend the night in the state House chamber to avoid being shadowed by law ...
Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said ...
Texas Democrats talk at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream on Aug. 3, 2025, after leaving their state to deny state Republicans the quorum they need to redraw five ...
The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.
Kendall Scudder, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told CNN Democrats have long been on board with efforts to push independent, nonpartisan redistricting efforts.