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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in the state, according to a lawsuit the attorney general filed Friday.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 17h

AG Paxton calls on California to aid Texas in arresting House Democrats that left the state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a California court to recognize civil warrants issued in Texas calling for the arrest and return of House Democrats that left the state to break quorum and prevent a vote on redrawn congressional maps.

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democrats, GOP and Texas

CNN on MSN · 1d

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 9m

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but staying in Texas to fight.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Republicans Restrict Pay for Missing Democrats in Redistricting Dispute

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because Democratic lawmakers left the state denying Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts,

Texas, Democrats and attorney general

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not have enough members present to conduct business.

The New York Times · 1d

Texas Attorney General Moves to Oust Democrats From Office Over Walkout

Democratic lawmakers maintained their walkout to thwart a Republican gerrymander, prompting Ken Paxton to ask the state’s Supreme Court to remove 13 of them from their seats.

Daily Journal · 20h

Texas House sues six Democrats absconding in California

Following through on his pledge to use all means necessary to find, arrest and return absconding House Democrats to Texas, the Texas House, led by House

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Stalemate in Texas House continues. Here’s how it ended previously

The events in Austin to stop a Texas redistricting are not happening for the first time. In 2003, Democrats had no way of ...

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Texas House fails to meet quorum Saturday

Read more On Saturday, Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows (R – Lubbock) and Attorney General Ken Paxton said they ...

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Texas AG Sues To Vacate 13 Dem House Seats Over Quorum Walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Texas seeking judicial declarations that 13 ...

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Texas lawmakers advance package of bills to strengthen state flood response following deadly July floods

The bills deal with installing early warning sirens, volunteer management and local emergency management credentials.

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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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This Democratic US House district in Texas is real, but it was drawn by Republicans

While the map is accurate, the House seat was not "stolen" by Democrats — the district was drawn by the Republican-controlled ...

John Cornyn says FBI has granted his request to help track down Texas House Democrats

The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment and has not independently confirmed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s ...

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

The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a ...

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