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DNC Chairman Ken Martin: "This Is Not The Democratic Party Of Your Grandfather," "We're Bringing A Knife To A Knife Fight"

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin told CNN host Phil Mattingly that President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Texas becomes battleground for Democratic presidential hopefuls

A slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates are taking front-line positions in the battle over Texas and ...

Texas issues arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state to avoid districts vote

Texas has issued arrest warrants for the Democrats who fled the state in order to block Donald Trump’s effort to implement ...

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 ...

Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with GOP-friendly congressional map

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they do not ...
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Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker ...

With Democrats Gone, a Texas Gerrymander Is Stymied for Now

The speaker of the Texas House issued civil arrest warrants for lawmakers who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum, ...

Texas dispute highlights nation's long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.

Texas Democrats explain quorum breaking, Republicans demand arrests to force Trump-ordered redistricting vote

Several Texas lawmakers left the state Sunday in order to block a Monday vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to add five Republican seats in the US House of Representatives.