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California Gov. Gavin Newsom hosts Texas Democrats breaking quorum

The Texas House Democrats who have fled the state to block a vote on redistricting are being hosted by California leaders on Friday.

NBC News on MSN · 5h

Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the Legislature to a halt.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Texas Democrats Head to California as Republicans Warn of More Escalations Over Walkout

Texas Republicans are planning to escalate their efforts to end a weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don’t return to the state Capitol to face a vote on new congressional voting maps

Democrats, Texas and the redistricting

OregonLive.com · 35m

Texas AG sues to remove Democrats from office amid redistricting battle

Democrats who left the state have shown no signs of buckling for now: A group was scheduled to appear later Friday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a public show of support for the walkout.

CNN on MSN · 3h

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

Houston Chronicle · 7h

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.

Texas Attorney General Moves to Oust Democrats From Office Over Walkout

Democratic lawmakers maintained their walkout to thwart a Republican gerrymander, prompting Ken Paxton to ask the state’s ...

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Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

"These cowards deliberately sabotaged the constitutional process and violated the oath they swore to uphold," Paxton said in ...

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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 ...

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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 Republicans restrict pay for missing Democrats in redistricting dispute

Texas Republicans on Friday sought to increase the pressure on more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state to ...

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The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan

Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump.

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Friday deadline for Democrats to return to Texas approaches

Texas Democrat elected officials who fled the state to avoid redistricting face Gov. Greg Abbot's deadline Friday to return ...

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Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3h

Rep. James Talarico mulls U.S. Senate bid as his profile rises amid Texas Democrats’ redistricting standoff

If Talarico enters the race, he would face a primary against former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas, who ran against Cruz in ...

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