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On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump’s appointment of Republican Brittany Panuccio to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The five-member EEOC has been without a quorum ...

The return of a quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board may undercut the rationale behind a new Democratic bill that would enable federal employees who appeal disciplinary actions taken against ...

Texas Republicans passed new measures to prevent lawmakers, in this case Democrats, from breaking quorum. The new bill and new rules for House members follow Democrats leaving the state in August to ...

Following Gov. Greg Abbott's request for legislation to discourage future quorum breaks, several Republican lawmakers have filed bills that would impose consequences such as booting absent lawmakers ...

Why true human-like self-healing materials are hard to create. How a multilayered material based on liquid-metal elastomer was used to find and fix faults. How the final step of “cleaning up” was ...

The Texas House reconvened Friday morning in its sixth attempt to make a quorum, after Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas House Democrats again broke quorum Tuesday, with a total of 95 members present — two fewer than Monday’s session. House Speaker Dustin Burrows made the announcement from the ...

Texas Republicans, Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are seeking nationwide civil arrest warrants for the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum when they fled the state for ...

Condominium board meetings can be held virtually, but specific rules must be followed, including providing notice with online access information and recording the meeting. A quorum is required for ...

Legal historian Dr. Bill Chriss discusses what the Texas Constitution says about quorum-breaking and quorum-enforcing by legislators. Oregon Man Accused of Operating One of Most Powerful Attack ...

The Texas House failed to reach quorum on Friday, six days after House Democrats fled the state to deny GOP redistricting. House Speaker Dustin Burrows had set a 1p.m. deadline for members to return ...