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FBI, Texas 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.

Axios on MSN · 13h

Democrats investigate FBI effort to "hunt down" Texas legislators

House Democrats are probing the FBI's efforts to help locate a group of Democratic state legislators from Texas who fled the state in a bid to stop Republicans from redrawing Texas' congressional maps.

CBS News · 1d

FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

Democrats, Texas and quorum break

Texarkana Gazette · 2m

Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

ST. CHARLES, Ill. - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the state's high court Friday to expel 13 Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas this week in an effort to prevent the GOP-controlled legislature from redrawing congressional district maps to create five new safe seats for Republicans.

USA Today · 6h

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment of their offices.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

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

As dozens of Texas state House Democrats near the one-week mark of their quorum break, fleeing the state indefinitely to prevent state GOP leaders from redrawing congressional lines, it's not just politics that loom over the strategy.

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Donald Trump Issues FBI Warning to Fleeing Texas Democrats

Dozens of Texas Democrats have left the state in a bid to block a vote on redrawn U.S. House maps sought by Trump.

13hon MSN

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 ...

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Legal expert compares missing Texas Dem to fugitives, cites racial gerrymandering concerns

Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, likened the missing Democrats to individuals who flee a ...

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Five things to know about possible FBI involvement in Texas redistricting battle

(The Hill) – Several Republicans are opening the door to getting the FBI involved in forcing Texas Democrats to return to the state amid a protest over an even friendlier congressional map the ...

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Texas Republicans Restrict Pay for Missing Democrats in Redistricting Dispute

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because ...

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