Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus. Abbott argued that Wu has "forfeited" his office by fleeing the state along with other Democratic lawmakers to prevent the quorum necessary for Texas House to vote on enacting the new GOP-proposed congressional map -- with Republican control of the U.

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have

PM: Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Texas Democrats knew that if they fled the state to block a Republican plan to redraw the congressional map, they would need blue-state allies.