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Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

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 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 ...

Hochul declares 'war' amid Republican redistricting battle in Texas

The political skirmish over redistricting comes as the administration of President Donald J. Trump seeks to flip five ...

Trump administration live updates: Texas Republicans lash out at Democrats who fled state amid redistricting fight

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
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Texas puts congressional district gerrymandering back in the spotlight | Opinion

Texas proposal has political partisan gerrymandering, which is constructing districts to advantage one political party over ...

Texas Republican district attorney posts video smoking weed to protest prohibition

A Republican district attorney in West Texas embarked on a highly public campaign to protest the state’s ban on marijuana: ...

Maddow Blog | Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme

Ahead of a vote on the Republicans' radical redistricting gambit, Texas Democrats played their final card: They fled the ...