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Texas House to reconvene as GOP intensifies push for quorum amid Democrat absence
The Texas House of Representatives will convene on Monday to try and meet a quorum, one week after Democrats fled the state.
Texas House to convene Monday, likely without a quorum
In the days since, Republicans have tried several strategies to bring Democrats home, including issuing warrants of civil arrest.
Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu
Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto ...
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn ...
In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails
The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the ...
Texas Legislature to take another swing at redistricting vote as Democrats extend their walkout
Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party’s ...
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Texas’ elected Supreme Court: What to know before voting for justices
Texas is one of just two states that have two types of courts of last resort. While the Texas Supreme Court deals with civil cases, the Court of Criminal Appeals is the final place for criminal ...
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What the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling ... - CNN
When the Supreme Court reviewed Texas’ six-week abortion ban last year, it was not examining whether to reconsider court precedents that protect access to abortion before the fetus is a viable ...
A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...