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How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps
A weeklong walkout by Texas House Democrats is blocking redrawn congressional maps sought by President Donald Trump and put ...
Texas AG files suit in Illinois seeking return of Democratic lawmakers who fled
Dozens of Texas Democrats have left the state for Illinois and New York to thwart a quorum needed to vote on new ...
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 ...
Texas Democrats face Republican deadline to stop standoff or face consequences
Texas Democrats are gearing up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move ...
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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 ...
Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...
Texas Democrats plead 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 ...
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 ...