Virtually all legislative or governmental bodies, from your local school board to Congress, have a quorum rule.

HOUSTON — More than 51 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives quietly flew to Chicago on Sunday afternoon, ...

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

The move would be a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President ...

Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative ...

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

This corrupt special session is over,” said Democratic leader Gene Wu, less than a day before House Republicans are set to ...

Texas Democrats have jetted off to Chicago in what is a coordinated effort to delay the passage of a new congressional map ...

Texas lawmakers have put forward a redistricting proposal, which was advanced by a Texas House panel on Saturday.

The map includes redrawn districts that would help defend the Republicans' slim House majority in next year's midterms.