Democrats

By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign sweeping changes to the state’s election code that would make it harder — sometimes even legally riskier […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after moths of protests by Democrats. The sweeping bill that passed the Texas House late Thursday comes […]

By ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are bringing back their voting bill with no changes as some Democrats returned to the Capitol for the first time since ending their holdout. It was […]

By PAUL J. WEBER AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The abrupt end of Texas Democrats’ 38-day walkout has put Republicans on a fast track to pass an election overhaul. It is also causing rifts among some […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout. Enough Democrats returned to the state Capitol on […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who fled the state a month ago to block a new voting bill still haven’t returned to the state Capitol. The holdout […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas state senator has ended a 15-hour filibuster in the Democrats’ latest defiance over a sweeping GOP voting measure. The Republican-controlled Texas Senate […]

By MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is urging the Justice Department to investigate whether a federal crime was being committed when Texas Republicans threatened to have their Democratic colleagues arrested. The threats stemmed […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are ratcheting up efforts to end a 31-day standoff with Democrats over new voting measures. Civil arrest warrants were delivered Wednesday to […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A monthlong standoff by Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP voting bill is inching closer to ending. Several holdouts returned […]

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who have spent nearly a month in Washington blocking a GOP voting bill back home are not saying whether they will return […]

By PAUL J. WEBER AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats are starting a second week of holing up in Washington to block new voting laws back home. More than 50 Democrats in the Texas House […]