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Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...

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 Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a ...
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Live updates: Texas Dems’ absence hampers special session, triggers warrants, garners national attention

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says her state may try to add Democratic U.S. House seats as Texas House Democrats face threats ...

'We are at war.' Texas redistricting plan sparks wider fight over Congress, Trump legacy

The Trump-inspired plan aimed at redrawing Texas' congressional maps has thrust the nation into a gerrymander war with ...

Why Trump’s Texas battle over the House could end up affecting every American

Democrats might finally have learned something about Donald Trump — if they hope to beat him, they must get down in the ...

Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois 'as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps

The Texas quorum-breakers met in west suburban Warrenville alongside members of Congress from Illinois and Texas on Monday ...

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 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 ...