The Army on Friday identified the two Fort Hood helicopter pilots who were killed when their Apache crashed during a maintenance test flight in central Texas.
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.
Former President Obama joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny GOP redistricting effort, cheering on their efforts.
After breaking quorum, Texas House Democrats will return to the Lone Star State for another special session, according to sources.
Texas Democrats faced a deadline of Friday at 2 p.m. ET to return to special session, but remained in place after Paxton said a lawsuit was filed to remove 13 of them from office.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus, amid a redistricting standoff.