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10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase

Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests. They are ...

Texas House signals it will ‘move quickly’ on redistricting with Democrats back

The Texas House signaled it would move quickly on redistricting and other legislative matters after reaching a quorum Monday ...

Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting

State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth is the only Democrat who refused Republican leaders’ orders to sign a permission slip ...

Texas House Democrats declare victory as they announce return to Legislature

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the Legislature on Monday after denying a quorum for two weeks.

Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a ...

Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to ...

Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

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 ...