DALLAS — Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives have left the state to break quorum and put an end to Gov. Greg Abbott’s special-called session. The Democrats are trying to delay or ...

President Holland, called in 1994, had been serving as what is known as the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature must have what’s called a “quorum” in order to do business proposing, discussing and voting on bills. But what does that mean, and why would you ever “break” it?

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives is set to gavel in on Monday at 3 p.m. but might not meet quorum. But what is quorum, and when can it officially be broken? Quorum is the number of ...