Quorum

After a six-week hiatus after more than 50 Democrats fled to Washington, DC to prevent the passage of a controversial electoral reform bill, the US state house formed a quorum on Thursday. Texas lawmakers restored a quorum after 99…

AUSTIN, Texas - For the first time in nearly six weeks, the Texas House had enough members in attendance Thursday to do business and move forward. A stalemate over new election restrictions stalled the Chamber for 38 days after the…

AUSTIN, TX - A number of members of the Texas Democratic House returned to the Austin Chamber for a temporary quorum and allow the governing body to conduct…

House Speaker Dade Phelan will allow the House to enter the session on August 7, 2021. The Texas Democrats blocked a quorum in the House of Representatives for the third time this year on Saturday as the legislature began its…

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texan legislature must have a so-called "quorum" in order to propose, discuss and vote on bills. But what does that mean and why would you ever "break" it? A quorum, according to the Oxford English…

Only 81 Texas House representatives were present on Saturday afternoon for the second special session convened by Governor Greg Abbott. AUSTIN, Texas - The quorum was not met for the second special session on…

After breaking quorum and spending most of the Legislature’s 30-day special session in the nation’s capital, Texas House Democrats managed to stall a Republican elections bill and bring national attention to the renewed call for federal…

AUSTIN, Texas - While the Texas House Democrats stay in Washington and break the quorum to prevent a sweeping GOP-backed electoral law from being passed, little can be done in the Texas legislature. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed…

Texas Republicans Send Airplane to Bring Back Texas Dems The Texas Republicans send a charter plane to bring the Texas Democrats to DC, who say they won't budge. Donations for the Democrats in DC are being made to avoid an arrest…

AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, State Representative Steve Toth (R-The Woodlands) filed HB 270 in response to Democratic lawmakers to leave the state. HB 270 would withhold taxpayers for a year to lawmakers preventing a quorum by…