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Texas Republicans lash out at Democrats who fled state amid redistricting fight

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls tonight, including Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., Rep. Troy Carter, D-Iowa, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with GOP-friendly congressional map

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 midterm elections.

ABC News on MSN · 4h

Texas governor orders police to find and arrest Democrats who fled over redistricting

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said he ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest the Democrats who fled the state over redistricting.

Texas, Democrats and Republican House

Times Union on MSN · 14h

Hochul declares 'war' amid Republican redistricting battle in Texas

The political skirmish over redistricting comes as the administration of President Donald J. Trump seeks to flip five Democrat congressional seats in Texas

Texas Democrats leave state to fight Republican redistricting effort

In a move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House of Representatives are heading to Illinois on Sunday to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts to add more Republican House seats in Congress.

Boston.com · 1d

Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump

Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House se

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Texas Democrats hold the line from hotel rooms as Abbott promises arrests

Minutes later, as they stared at their phones, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the ordering of their arrest. The atmosphere, ...

France 24 on MSN28m

Texas governor vows to arrest absent Democrats blocking redistricting vote

Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed to arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican-led redistricting ...

Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker ...

23mon MSN

Why Trump’s Texas battle over the House could end up affecting every American

Democrats might finally have learned something about Donald Trump — if they hope to beat him, they must get down in the ...

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Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.

6hon MSN

California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican margin

California Democrats are weighing new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning ...

7hon MSN

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

The Texas Tribune59m

Live updates: Texas Dems’ absence hampers special session, triggers warrants, garners national attention

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says her state may try to add Democratic U.S. House seats as Texas House Democrats face threats ...

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Texas GOP Map Could Weaken Black, Latino Voting Power in 2026

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented — for now — the chamber from continuing with a congressional map that would aggressively ...

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