The money must come out of the members' own pocket, not from their political accounts. But Democrats say they will appeal.

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville. Trump traveled ...

The Texas House is poised to advance legislation aimed at discouraging future quorum breaks, but the measure would not affect the more than 50 Democrats who either left the state or went into hiding ...

While Democratic Texas House members were aboard a chartered jet soaring toward Chicago to break quorum last week, few people — in the air or on the ground — believed the group would eventually return ...