Texas Democrats

The convention is taking place as statewide polling shows Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat running for governor, has been closing the gap between him and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

The former El Paso congressman tells Texas Standard he wants to "get us past the very small, divisive politics of this moment and of the current governor."

The U.S. Senate could consider the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as soon as this week. Last week, Senate Republicans blocked the Freedom To Vote Act, a different election-related bill.

Voting rights experts say the latest bill still would make it harder to vote in Texas, but it's less restrictive than what almost passed in May.

Democrat Reps. Garnet Coleman, Armando Walle and Ana Hernandez were the latest to rejoin the House on Thursday, narrowly clinching a quorum.

The Texas Supreme Court voided a lower court ruling that blocked the arrests of the Democrats who don't show up for the second special legislative session.

Democrats went to Washington to prevent passage of strict voting legislation. The judge ruled GOP calls to have them arrested once they return are out of line with state law.

After Democrats absconded to Washington, D.C., GOP leaders threatened to have them arrested on civil warrants and brought back to the Capitol. Twenty-two Democrats are suing state officials, but their suit does not provide specific details about several allegations.

First spotted at an airport by a social media user who posted his photo, there was an immediate outcry overnight that a U.S. senator would travel out of the state amid the worst storm in many Texans' lifetimes.

Lee esta historia en español. In a big blow for the party, Texas Democrats were unable to flip nine state House seats they had hoped would give their…