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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 ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety to arrest Democratic legislators who failed to appear ...
Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum
Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...
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 ...
Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois ‘as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps
The Texas quorum-breakers were scheduled to hold a rally alongside Illinois and Texas members of Congress Monday night to "to ...
With Democrats Gone, a Texas Gerrymander Is Stymied for Now
New York’s governor welcomed state legislators who fled Texas to thwart a Republican gerrymander but said she would try to ...
Texas Republicans unveil congressional map giving them a chance to pick up 5 seats
The proposal would redraw district lines in ways that target current Democratic members of Congress in districts in South ...