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Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Democrats concede there's only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

The Dallas Morning News · 16m

Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day

The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat seats to Republicans.

Community Impact · 2h

Texas redistricting fight updates: Paxton asks Illinois to arrest Dems; House to convene at 1 p.m. Aug. 8

The Texas House was set to convene at 1 p.m. Aug. 8 in a third attempt to reach a 100-member quorum after dozens of Democrats left the state days earlier to protest a congressional redistricting plan.

Texas, Illinois and Paxton

FOX News on MSN · 1h

Texas asks Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers

Texas pursues legal action to enlist Illinois assistance in apprehending Texas state Democratic lawmakers hunkered down in the Prairie State.

USA TODAY · 4h

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

Austin American-Statesman · 17h

Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows filed suit in a heavily Republican, rural part of the Democratic-led state.

27mon MSN

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

Texas Republicans on Friday warned they would escalate efforts to end a nearly weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don't ...

2hon MSN

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 ...

Texas Monthly1h

Wandering the Ghost Town Capitol With the Texas Democrats Who Stayed Behind

Most members of the House Democratic Caucus fled the state this week in an attempt to stall a Trump-ordered gerrymander. We tried to talk to the few who stayed.

34m

Second bomb threat reported at Illinois hotel housing Texas Democrats

A second bomb threat was reported at the Illinois hotel housing Texas Democrats who fled their state over the weekend, local police reported Friday. The St. Charles Police Department said in ...

22h

Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'

It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...

The Texas Tribune1d

Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear

The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s ...

Senator Dick Durbin to join Texas Democrats in illinois to halt redistricting effort

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will join the Texas Democrats who are in Illinois Wednesday. This comes as ...

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

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