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Texas, Democrats and Illinois

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.

WBEZ · 1h

Texas asks Illinois court to help it round up absent Democratic lawmakers

A lawsuit filed Friday in downstate Illinois seeks an order recognizing civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House for Democrats who fled to Illinois to thwart a redistricting vote.

Chicago Tribune · 20h

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

Texas, Democrats and California

FOX 7 Austin · 15m

AG Paxton calls on California to aid Texas in arresting House Democrats that left the state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a California court to recognize civil warrants issued in Texas calling for the arrest and return of House Democrats that left the state to break quorum and prevent a vote on redrawn congressional maps.

The Boston Globe · 18h

Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to the state Capitol. But the Democrats who bolted for points across the country on Aug.

Associated Press News · 16h

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout.

25 News KXXV18h

House of Representatives attempts quorum, while majority of Democrats have left the state and not returned

The Texas House of Representatives met on Friday, as a majority of Democrats have not returned after leaving the state. There were 95 members were present; a quorum was not met after roll call.

12hon MSN

Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting

On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...

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Texas House speaker ‘confident’ that redistricting bill will be passed in a 'timely manner'

Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses the state of the redistricting bill that would add five more ...

3don MSN

Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

15hon MSN

Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump's redistricting plan

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislative and congressional members stood with Texas state lawmakers in their opposition ...

15h

California Gov. Newsom hosts Texas legislators in redistricting battle, seeks to nullify GOP power p

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block a vote on redistricting were hosted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on ...

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Texas lawmakers, voters voice strong opinions on proposed redistricting plans

Texas lawmakers and constituents voiced sharply divided opinions at a state Senate hearing over proposed redistricting plans that favor Republicans.