Texas Democrats' Walkout

The Legislature is expected to return soon for another special session focused on redrawing the state's political maps.

Debate on the contentious Senate Bill 1 resumes after enough Democratic lawmakers returned to the state last week.

The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way for absent House Democrats’ civil arrests after it temporarily blocked Harris County judges’ orders protecting them from such a move.

The bill now goes to the full Senate. Advocates say SB 1 would limit the types of accommodations voters with disabilities could receive at the polls and while voting by mail.

While Republicans' legislation includes a provision to give some people more notice of when they aren't legally allowed to vote, the bill also would add new criminal penalties.

Texas Republicans pushed back forcefully, denying Democratic claims that the state election bill would suppress voting and discriminate against minority voters.

The march starts in Georgetown and ends at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, where the groups will hold a rally on the south steps.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan issued an arrest warrant for Democratic State Representative Philip Cortez after he returned to Washington D.C. Sunday night.

Three of the Democratic legislators who went to Washington, D.C., to deny the Texas House a quorum have been invited to detail their concerns at a specially called hearing on the contentious legislation that includes new restrictions on voting.

Over the past few days, the Texas delegation has met with nearly all of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, save for President Joe Biden. But there is not yet clear movement to revive the congressional Democrats’ federal voting legislation.