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Texas State Rep. Talarico speaks out on GOP threats against Dems who left state
With Democratic lawmakers out of state, the Texas House has failed to reach a quorum on their special session. The Democrats ...
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins Texas Democrats to warn redistricting fight is a threat to whole country
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first ...
Pritzker on GOP’s FBI arrest threats: ‘Texas law does not apply’ in Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state ...
Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled state evacuate Illinois hotel after bomb threat
A bomb threat was made at the Illinois hotel where Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying after fleeing the state to block a ...
Texas lawmakers evacuated from Illinois hotel following threat: Police
Texas House Democrats say they received a bomb threat and were evacuated from their hotel in suburban Chicago Wednesday ...
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to redistrict 8 seats for GOP if Dem lawmakers don't return to Texas
In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new ...
The Latest: Texas governor threatens lawmakers who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have left Texas in an attempt to block the adoption of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by ...
Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats
CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to ...
Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week
Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...
Sen. Dick Durbin joins Texas Democrats in denouncing GOP remap try: ‘This is an American issue’
Durbin was originally supposed to speak alongside the lawmakers last week, before a bomb threat was reported at the hotel ...
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Bomb threat made against Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled to Illinois, officials say
A bomb threat was made against Texas Democratic lawmakers who are in Illinois, the Illinois governor and Texas lawmakers said ...
Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat
Democratic state legislators from Texas were evacuated from their suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning following a threat at the property, and a news conference set to feature Democratic Sen. Dick ...