The Orange County lawmaker, who also condoned Texas’s gerrymandering effort, urged lawmakers to support legislation introduced by Rep. Kevin Kiley, of Northern California, to ban mid-decade redistricting in every state, saying that would be more constructive than California Democrats’ current efforts.

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests. They are concerned that most NIL and revenue-sharing payments go to male athletes. In

Democrats say these new recruits are uniquely suited to break through in districts where President Donald Trump’s popularity remains dominant.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

Democratic leaders unveiled the censure resolution to their caucus during a meeting shortly after convening for the special session, and did not inform their Republican counterparts ahead of time. With Democrats holding a wide majority in the chamber, the censure can pass without any support across the aisle.

It's been nearly two months since floodwaters tore through the Texas Hill Country, leaving more than 130 people dead.

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.