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Rising Democratic star leads Texas exodus over voting maps dispute

T exas Democrats fled their state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional district maps, with State Rep. James Talarico vowing to face arrest and steep daily fines rather than allow what he called an unprecedented mid-decade power grab.

Yahoo · 29m

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald Trump.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Democrats Arrive in Illinois to Block Vote Back Home on Redrawn House Maps Sought by Trump

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seat

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Associated Press News on MSN · 3h

Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S.

Yahoo · 10m

Texas Democrats flee state amid heated redistricting battle. Has this happened before?

Hiding or fleeing to prevent a vote has been used by both parties. Here’s a look at other times lawmakers have challenged votes.

NBC News on MSN · 1h

Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate

Two GOP lawmakers say they'll offer bills to curtail gerrymandering. They could be in the line of fire if Democrats in states like California and New York respond in kind to the Texas push.

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Watch live: Texas Democrats speak in Chicago

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu and other members of his party who fled to Illinois over the weekend are ...

53mon MSN

Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

1hon MSN

Why the Texas Redistricting Plan Caused Democrats to Flee and Could Help Trump in the Midterms

Redistricting typically occurs once per decade in each state following the census. But Texas Republicans broke that tradition ...

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Can lawmakers legally leave the state? Here’s what we know about Texas law on quorum-breaking

Is the Democrats’ decision to break quorum illegal? No, it's not. But they could still be detained by state troopers in ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...

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Central Texas lawmakers clash over GOP redistricting plan as democrats deny quorum

Central Texas state lawmakers are divided as Democratic representatives leave the state to block a GOP-backed congressional ...

Gov. Abbott is being a ‘wannabe authoritarian’ with redistricting push: Texas Democratic party chair

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Governor Abbott’s redistricting effort in Texas and how Democrats will fight back despite threats of arrests.

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