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Texas Democrats face bomb scare, arrest threats

Texas Democrats face bomb scare, arrest threats amid gerrymandering standoff

Texas Democratic lawmakers were evacuated from a Chicago area hotel after a bomb threat amid a standoff over a controversial redistricting plan.

CBS News on MSN · 18h

Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts.

KVUE · 2h

'We won't be intimidated' | Texas Democrats evacuated from hotel after reported bomb threat

Two state representatives said they were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning. Police are investigating.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 39m

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences.

Houston Chronicle · 17h

Texas Democrats' walkout to block a new map, by the numbers

Texas Democrats continue to camp out in different states across the country seeking to block voting back home on new congressional maps that would give Republicans more winnable seats. The Texas

The New York Times · 19h

Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

Senator: FBI will help track down Texas Democrats fleeing redistricting vote

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called it a “shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process” when announcing that ...

Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State

The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on ...

Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out

Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...

Sen. John Cornyn says FBI has agreed to help find Texas lawmakers

Sen. John Cornyn says the Federal Bureau of Investigations has agreed to help find Texas lawmakers who left the state, many traveling to Illinois, to block a vote on new redistricting maps.

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Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday

The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...

As Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel

After Gov JB Pritzker interview on Colbert show, Texas House Democratic members Wednesday morning said they received a bomb ...

Pritzker takes Texas poke on ‘The Late Show’

Gov. JB Pritzker took the Texas redistricting battle to late night TV, appearing on Stephen Colbert ’s “The Late Show.” ...

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