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Texas, Democrats and House Speaker

Newsweek · 25m

Texas House Speaker Says He's Prepared to Arrest Democrats

The maps drawn by Texas Republicans would create five new Republican-leaning seats before next year's midterm elections.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 26m

Texas House votes to track down, arrest Democratic lawmakers who left the state

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.

Associated Press News on MSN · 14h

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

Texas Democrats on Monday successfully prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans’ 2026 midterm prospects as his political standing falters.

Texas, Democrats and Redistricting clash

ABC News on MSN · 1h

Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the special session or risk losing their jobs.

NBC News on MSN · 52m

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House meets Monday.

Dems say ‘bring it on’ in redistricting fight

She wants to disband the state’s independent redistricting commission, while sinking deeper into the partisan nature of it all. “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back,” Hochul said.

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Texas Democrats face arrest warrants after blocking Trump-sought congressional map redraw

Largely symbolic move follows Democratic attacks against GOP plans for partisan-fueled redrawing of state’s congressional map ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN21m

Democrats’ quorum-breaking flight puts Abbott’s agenda in limbo for special legislative session

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a ...

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House Democrats Renew Effort Calling for Palestinian Statehood

More than a dozen progressive lawmakers had signed onto a draft letter, but a lack of Republican support meant it was ...

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What North Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent vote on new Congressional maps have said about the quorum break

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in response accused the lawmakers who left the state of a "deliberate plan not to show up for work, ...

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Déjà vu: Texas House Democrats leave Austin again to halt the legislative process

Texas House Democrats left Austin for Chicago on Sunday in an attempt to prevent the state House from voting Monday on a ...

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Democratic Group Calls on Blue States to Draw New House Maps

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is pressing legislatures to counter Republicans’ redistricting efforts in Texas ...

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Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis

Fearing Zionism could die among Democrats, many party leaders are explicitly breaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

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Will Democrats try to ‘primary’ fellow Democrats for overriding Gov. Stein vetoes?

Democratic Reps. Carla D. Cunningham and Shelly Willingham speak prior to a vote on an immigration enforcement bill. The ...

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