Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

As Texas House Democrats remain out of the state to block a controversial redistricting bill, Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to call a second consecutive special session, raising questions about what these legislative sessions actually mean and how they reshape the political process in Texas.

Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the GOP’s efforts to redraw

The Texas Legislature's first special session is set to end without the passage of key funding bills. How can those bills return?

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for comment via online inquiry forms on Thursday, outside of regular office hours.

Congressional redistricting battle intensifies as California vows to counter Texas GOP maps while Democratic lawmakers end their walkout protest.

Texas House Democrats, who fled the state to block a vote on redrawn congressional maps, said Thursday that they will return under two specific conditions. The Texas House Democratic Caucus announced lawmakers will rejoin the Legislature and help form a quorum if the session adjourns sine die on Friday,