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Associated Press News · 56m

Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting

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.

Forbes on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrats Leave State To Block GOP Redistricting Vote—Gov. Abbott Threatens Their Removal

Over 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas left the state on Sunday to ensure that the state legislature doesn’t have a quorum to pass a redistricting vote being pushed by the GOP.

NBC News on MSN · 10h

Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting

In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House are landing in Illinois to deny a quorum.

1hon MSN

Texas Democrats flee state over GOP-drawn House maps

Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from advancing state House maps that ...

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Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over ...

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Can lawmakers legally flee 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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Growing battle over Texas redistricting plan

Texas Republicans advanced a plan to revise their congressional map to give the GOP an edge in the midterms and keep control ...

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