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Texas, House and Democrats

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 FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

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 “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congr

CBS News · 21h

Texas governor seeks ouster of Democratic "ringleader" amid redistricting standoff

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office. Abbott accuses Wu of leading a quorum break during a redistricting session,

Texas, Democrats and legislative standoff

CBS Texas on MSN · 18m

Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday

The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and make quorum in Austin.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas AG Paxton will try to expel Texas Democrats if they don’t return by Friday

Paxton said he would begin asking Texas courts on Friday to remove the Democrats if they do not return to Austin. “Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,

CNN on MSN · 1d

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Most Democrats who left the state to stop the redistricting effort are showing no signs they will come back to Texas. Republicans are escalating their threats, with Gov. Greg Abbott going to court to request the removal of a Houston lawmaker from office.

Texas, redistricting

USA TODAY · 5h

Which states are being impacted by Texas' redistricting battle?

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week.

POLITICO on MSN · 9h

Republicans are full steam ahead on redistricting — and not just in Texas

Redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms is at the center of the political universe this week, and Vice President JD Vance's visit to Indiana on Thursday is a big signal the White House isn't backing off the strategy anytime soon.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting crisis has foreign echoes — and foreign solutions

Many countries with nominally healthy democracies have something the United States does not: A strong, independent election authority at the national level.

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Glen Powell Surprises Overwhelmed Texas Football Walk-On with Full Scholarship

Glen Powell is showing his love for his alma mater by surprising a fifth year senior walk-on from the University of Texas, ...

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Apple’s reshoring push spreads development throughout Texas Triangle

Apple’s $600 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing focuses on facilities and partnerships in Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and ...

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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 ...

Austin ISD to offer free breakfast, lunch at 76 campuses

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District ( AISD) said it would provide free breakfast and lunch to all students ...

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Austin's MLK Jr. Bridge to temporarily close for weekend construction

On Friday and Saturday, the bridge at Interstate 35 will be shut down to traffic as a demolition project is underway. The ...

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A Texas lawmaker lost his seat over quorum-breaking and violence allegations. 155 years ago.

But Alford played a huge role in the dramatic legislative session of 1870, one that started with a walkout over a militia ...

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Will the northern lights be visible from Texas? What to know about Thursday's geomagnetic storm

A geomagnetic storm will expand visibility of the aurora borealis Thursday and Friday nights. See maps of which states will ...

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Acrocantho-what? This dinosaur's footprint was found in the Austin area after the July floods

The footprints were created some 115 million years ago, when what is now a Central Texas suburb was a beach on the Western ...

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Millennials lead pack in leaving California for Texas, study finds

Nearly 100,000 Californians left the Golden State for Texas in a single year, according to a June study by Storage Café, with ...

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Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats

Earlier this week, an administration official told NBC News that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas ...

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