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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,

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.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

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 upcoming census -- continues Monday.

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Austin American-Statesman · 1h

Texas redistricting: Will your congressional district change? Search our map

Wondering if your congressional district might change in Texas' mid-decade redistricting push? Use our interactive map to search your address.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate approves congressional redistricting map

The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a version in the Texas House.

CBS News · 18h

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.

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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 ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN14h

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 ...

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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 ...

KOIN Portland on MSN12h

Stalemate in Texas House continues

The clash continues over Texas’s push to pass a congressional map that helps Republicans win seats in the 2026 midterms.

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Texas Supreme Court sets expedited schedule in Paxton, 13 House Dems case

The Texas Supreme Court has set an expedited schedule in a case filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting the court ...

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN11h

Illinois court will not enforce Texas arrests warrants against House Democrats

An Illinois judge ruled that the state will not enforce civil warrants against Texas House Democrats that left the state ...

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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 ...

New redistricting map sparks clash over Latino political representation in Texas

Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying ...

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