The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union members in Missouri and Illinois rejected a modified ...

Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday in an effort to hinder Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost ...

Watch live coverage as Texas House Democrats, joined by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, hold a press conference following their arrival in Chicago after denying Republicans a quorum on redistricting.

Texas House Democrats announced they left for Chicago in a last ditch effort to block the vote on Republicans' newly proposed ...

The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President ...

Dozens of Texas Democrats were headed to Illinois on Sunday.They left the Lone Star State in a last-ditch effort to disrupt a ...

The Texas Democrats are leaving the Lone Star State in a last-ditch effort to deny Republican lawmakers there a quorum for a redistricting plan.

The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously ...

Texas House Democrats announced on Sunday that they were leaving the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pick-up opportunities ahead of ...