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Texas, FBI and Democrats

CNN on MSN · 10h

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

NBC News on MSN · 8h

Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to grind the legislature to a halt.

Reuters on MSN · 8h

Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

CBS News on MSN · 5h

Texas Democrats who left state face paycheck restrictions over redistricting standoff, House Speaker says

Dustin Burrows suspends direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during special session.

CNN on MSN · 1d

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Most Democrats who left the state to stop the redistricting effort are showing no signs they will come back to Texas. Republicans are escalating their threats, with Gov. Greg Abbott going to court to request the removal of a Houston lawmaker from office.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year,

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Paxton targets Soros-backed PAC for allegedly funding Texas Democrats who left state

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday he is investigating whether a Democratic PAC heavily funded by ...

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AG Ken Paxton asks Illinois state court to allow for the arrest of Texas House Democrats

Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area ...

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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 ...

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Paxton demands Illinois court enforce arrest of Democrats who left Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday demanding that an Illinois court enforce the Republican-issued ...

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Where Are All the Texas Democrats? What We Know

Texas Democrats have left the state, with many in Illinois, to block a vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan.

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Beto O’Rourke raises funds for Texas Democrats, says 2026 midterms will be decided this summer

Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he is raising funds for Democratic members of the state legislature who left ...

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California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican ...

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