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Texas House Democrats refuse to return to Capitol despite threats in Illinois

The Governor has called for their arrests, but Texas Democrats say they are going to keep fighting, even after a bomb threat forced some of them to evacuate from their hotel in Illinois this morning.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 1d

Here are the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum

At least 51 Democratic representatives in the Texas House left Texas Sunday to block a vote Monday on redrawn maps of the state's U.S. congressional districts.

POLITICO on MSN · 15h

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year,

GOP, Texas and Democratic districts

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GOP Rep. Mocks Party's Hypocrisy Over Texas Gerrymandering Chaos

Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) pointed out that members of Congress skipped town before the Epstein files could come up for a vote.

Fox Business · 10h

Texas Dems are playing ‘political games’ with latest move, GOP rep says

Mich., discusses the benefits of pro-growth bills during her manufacturing tour as Texas' redistricting fight intensifies with Democrats fleeing state.

CNN on MSN · 13h

How Texas Republicans want to dismantle Democratic districts

Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map for the state, with the goal of flipping five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm elections.

Texas lawmakers have walked out even before current redistricting battle

This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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Texas Dems depart Mass. as they continue their walkout

For the past three days, Massachusetts has played host to a handful of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to ...

Live / Texas House reconvenes amid redistricting showdown

Watch live coverage as the Texas House of Representatives convenes amid a standoff over a new congressional map. Democratic ...

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Texas Democrat Rep. Jolanda Jones apologizes for comparing redistricting to the Holocaust

Jones, 59, is one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who fled the state capital in order to stall a special legislative session to consider the redistricting proposal.

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As Texas Democrats flee the state to block changing congressional map, local representatives react

The State House of Representatives requires a quorum, meaning at least 100 members must be present for official business.

Texas House speaker ‘confident’ that redistricting bill will be passed in a 'timely manner'

Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses the state of the redistricting bill that would add five more ...

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‘RiggedDistricting’: Lawmakers from Texas, nationwide, warn of GOP attack on voting rights

In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...

Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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