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Texas, Democrats and redistricting

Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are beginning to frame their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

New York Magazine on MSN · 14h

Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

Reports have suggested the absent lawmakers are considering a return to Texas, while a statement from the caucus insists a decision has not been made.

Texas, Illinois and Democrats

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 7h

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 8h

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

Some House Democrats may still be in Texas. Why haven't they been arrested?

House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been executed to date.

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Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

Texas House Democrats may return after first special session is over

After the Texas House didn’t reach a quorum on Tuesday, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said absconding House Democrats ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

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Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues into second week

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the ...

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Majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walk out ahead of chamber's vote on redistricting bill

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's ...

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Texas Senate Passes GOP Maps As House Democrats’ Absence Blocks Final Vote

Senators passed the maps in a 19-2 vote after nine Democrats left the floor in protest. Two Democrats — Judith Zaffirini of ...

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Paxton working to put Beto O’Rourke ‘behind bars’ for PAC payments to Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday said prison is on the line for former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke after he was ...

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