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Texas, Democrats and Illinois

Illinois court rejects Texas GOP’s effort to order arrest of Democrats who fled state in remap battle

A judge in downstate Quincy said that Illinois circuit courts do not have the “inherent power” to consider the effort by Texas’ Republican attorney general.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 16h

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,

NBC News on MSN · 17h

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

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

Texas, Democrats and House

CBS News on MSN · 20h

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.

AOL · 18h

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 would return after the first special session is over. Those “who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas,

New York Magazine on MSN · 23h

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 House of Representatives, GOP and state Senate

CBS News · 21h

Texas Senate passes GOP-favored redistricting map

Texas state senators passed the controversial congressional redistricting map that could give Republicans five more seats. Meanwhile, the Texas House of Representatives says it will wrap up its special session on the redistricting map if a quorum can't be reached by Friday morning.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House Democrats remain out of state.

MSNBC · 1d

Texas map could be redrawn to add 8 new GOP seats

The Texas House failed to reach quorum for the fifth time today as most House Democrats remain out of the state amid the GOP's redistricting push. MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend and Puck Congressional Correspondent Abby Livingston join Katy Tur to break down President Trump's search for more Republican seats.

1hon MSN

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

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‘There is no timeline’ | Texas House Democrats vow to stay out of state as fight over redistricting heats up

On Tuesday, the Texas State Senate approved the new maps which are aimed at flipping as many as five Texas seats in the U.S.

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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