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Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are beginning to frame their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats weighing whether to return to state and end redistricting standoff, sources tell CNN

Texas Democratic lawmakers are currently holding a members-only meeting and discussing next steps as they weigh how long to continue to remain out of the state and block a new congressional map, three sources close to the caucus told CNN.

Illinois, Democrats and judge

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 4h

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 5h

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 4h

Judge rules against Paxton on civil warrants for Texas Democrats

Texas Democrats are working on a plan for returning to the state, but haven't committed to a timeline. The current special session may end Friday.

Texas House of Representatives, GOP and state Senate

CBS News · 9h

Texas Senate passes GOP-favored redistricting map

Texas state senators passed the controversial congressional redistricting map that could give Republicans five more seats. Meanwhile, the Texas House of Representatives says it will wrap up its special session on the redistricting map if a quorum can't be reached by Friday morning.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House Democrats remain out of state.

MSNBC · 1d

Texas map could be redrawn to add 8 new GOP seats

The Texas House failed to reach quorum for the fifth time today as most House Democrats remain out of the state amid the GOP's redistricting push. MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend and Puck Congressional Correspondent Abby Livingston join Katy Tur to break down President Trump's search for more Republican seats.

New York Magazine on MSN11h

Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

Reports have suggested the absent lawmakers are considering a return to Texas, while a statement from the caucus insists a ...

Texas Democrats who fled could face bribery charges, governor says

Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum could possibly face bribery charges, Republican Governor Greg Abbott said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

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Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues into second week

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

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O'Rourke, Soros-linked groups face call for DOJ probe over alleged funding of Texas Dem walkout

Sen. John Cornyn requested the Justice Department investigate Beto O'Rourke and George Soros-linked groups for allegedly funding Texas Democrats' exodus from the state during redistricting.

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New redistricting map sparks clash over Latino political representation in Texas

Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying ...

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Gavin Newsom and Democrats are placing a risky bet on gerrymandering

Democrats are banking in a big way on California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, to help them fight back against Republicans ...

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