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Texas, Democrats and GOP redistricting

Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

Chicago Tribune · 4h

How Texas Democrats’ walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald

NBC News · 1h

Texas Democrats rally against redistricting effort

People in Austin rallied against Texas Republicans on Saturday, as the party pushes forward with a plan to add five GOP congressional seats, and potentially cement Republicans’ control of Congress in Washington.

Democrats, Beto O'Rourke and Texas

Austin American-Statesman · 2h

Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke's group from aiding Democrats who fled Texas

Powered by People filed a responding suit against Paxton, claiming the attorney general's investigation violated the group's right to free speech.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from providing financial support to Texas Democrats who fled state over redistricting

The ruling could deal a significant financial blow to the state Democratic lawmakers who are facing financial penalties and other costs related to their "quorum break."

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Ken Paxton sues Beto O'Rourke's group for bribery over aid to Democrats

The attorney general called the assistance O'Rourke's group has given those who are blocking GOP redistricting "a misleading financial-influence scheme."

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

Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in ...

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition hosts Texas Democrats protesting Republican redistricting effort

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.

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'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run

Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

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California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Texas has been the epicenter of Trump’s push to gerrymander congressional maps to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

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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 ...

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

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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 to grind the ...

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 ...

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