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East Texas party leaders react to Democrats breaking quorum in State House

As Democrats in the Texas State House have left the state in order to prevent the passage of new congressional maps, KETK ...

DNC Chairman Ken Martin: "This Is Not The Democratic Party Of Your Grandfather," "We're Bringing A Knife To A Knife Fight"

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin told CNN host Phil Mattingly that President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Where the Redistricting Wars Might Go After Texas

Texas Democrats may have bought their party some time with their walkout, but both parties are mobilizing to redraw U.S.

Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

Beto O’Rourke grilled by CNN host over helping Dem lawmakers flee Texas

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke was pressed during a CNN interview on Wednesday about why he was helping cover costs ...

Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the ...

DNC chair says Texas redistricting will be fought with 'every option on the table'

Texas House Democrats taking refuge in Illinois to break a legislative quorum in their home state, along with Democratic ...

Vance heads to red state as redistricting efforts heat up in Texas, nationwide

Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana Thursday to meet Gov. Mike Braun and headline Republican National Convention ...

Texas Democrats evacuated after bomb threat at Chicago hotel, party says

Texas Democrats said their members were forced to evacuate their hotel after receiving a bomb threat in Chicago.
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Texas Attorney General Paxton will ask courts to vacate Democratic lawmakers’ seats

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.

‘Butter knife to a gunfight': Democratic lawmaker rips his party's strategy in redistricting battle

Texas, urged his party to fight harder against Republican gerrymandering efforts in his home state, saying Democrats need to match GOP tactics.