On Tuesday, the Signal spoke with state Rep. John Bucy III, a Williamson County Democrat who left Texas for Washington to break quorum and prevent Republican legislation that would make it more difficult to vote. Bucy, a member of the special session committee...
In an interview on Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to arrest the over 50 Texas House Democrats who decided to leave the state and break quorum in response to House Bill 3, a Republican voter suppression bill in the legislature. “As soon as they come...
Gathered outside the nation’s Capitol on Tuesday, Texas House Democrats held their first press conference since leaving the state and breaking quorum. More than 50 Democrats made their way to Washington on Monday to disrupt the ongoing special session and prevent...
Texas House Democrats wrapped up their day with a meeting with Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, where he praised the lawmakers for leaving Texas and breaking quorum to prevent legislation that would make it more difficult to vote. “These lawmakers are brave,...
In an interview on Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to arrest the over 50 Texas House Democrats who decided to leave the state and break quorum in response to House Bill 3, a Republican voter suppression bill in the legislature. “As soon as they come...
Gathered outside the nation’s Capitol on Tuesday, Texas House Democrats held their first press conference since leaving the state and breaking quorum. More than 50 Democrats made their way to Washington on Monday to disrupt the ongoing special session and prevent...
In a press conference on Monday, Vice-President Kamala Harris thanked Texas House Democrats for showing extraordinary courage and commitment in leaving the state to break quorum in response to Republicans' voter suppression bill House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 1. ...
On Monday, a bipartisan group of three former state leaders, two Republicans and one Democrat, voiced their opposition against Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to defund the legislature. Former House Speaker Joe Straus, former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff, and former House Speaker...
Ask any Texan who’s been around the block and they’ll tell you: Special sessions aren’t so “special” around the State Capitol. That’s because, despite their moniker, the legislative assemblies — which essentially function as politics’ far, far less entertaining...