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Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Legislature that started last month to take up the redistricting effort that President Donald Trump has urged.

Forbes on MSN · 7h

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.

UPI on MSN · 7h

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 advantage the GOP by five seats.

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

In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be "felons." ...

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Texas Democrats flee state to block GOP redistricting efforts ahead of midterms

Texas State House Democrats have left the Lone Star State for locations such as New York and Illinois, effectively halting a ...

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Texas Democrats in Illinois to protest redistricting plan

Governor JB Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to ...

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Greg Abbott threatens to expel Texas Democrats as they thwart redistricting

Greg Abbott has said that the absences of Texas Democrats that prevented a quorum were "premeditated for an illegitimate ...

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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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