Straight Arrow News Political Producer Annie Anderson covers the big stories out of the nation’s capitol, including progress on an infrastructure deal,  a recommendation for masks in Congress, and Texas Democrats expected to testify in D.C. The Senate voted Wednesday night to start work on a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package. The vote came after…

The Texas House of Representatives voted Tuesday to arrest the State Democrats who skipped out on the legislature and flew to Washington, D.C. Monday. The House Republicans voted 76-4 to send law enforcement to find and return absent Democrats “under warrant of arrest, if necessary”. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Democrats Monday with arrest once…

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Democratic lawmakers from Texas fled the state for Washington, D.C. to block the passage a new voting rights bill. By skipping town, the House Democrats are preventing a quorum, which in-turn prevents a vote. On Tuesday, Texas Republicans invoked a Call of the House. What does this mean for the lawmakers who fled the state?…

For the second time in the last couple months, Texas State Democrats walked out on the legislature in attempt to stop a vote on a bill that would change the state’s election laws. More than 50 Democrats took a private plane to a Washington, D.C. suburb Monday. The trip comes just days before the Texas…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Senate Bill 7 will be taken up in a special session. GOP lawmakers say language limiting voting hours on Sundays was a typo.