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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 Texas to delay a new congressional map.

MSNBC · 20h

Texas State Rep. Talarico speaks out on GOP threats against Dems who left state

With Democratic lawmakers out of state, the Texas House has failed to reach a quorum on their special session. The Democrats fled in order to block a vote on a GOP-led redistricting push. State. Rep.

Associated Press · 21h

Texas Democrats are ‘standing firm’ as Republicans remain stymied on new maps

Texas Democratic lawmakers are "standing firm" in Illinois for a second week as Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor.

House, redistricting and Texas

CBS News on MSN · 1h

Texas redistricting fight continues as House fails to make a quorum on 5th try

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already sparked a national political brawl and prompted Democratic lawmakers to leave the state to deny Republicans the quorum they need.

ABC News on MSN · 23h

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 upcoming census -- continues Monday.

CNN on MSN · 18h

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 Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday.

17mon MSN

Gov. Abbott warns Democrats as Texas redistricting fight nears Friday deadline

With Friday’s deadline approaching, Gov. Greg Abbott warns he’ll call lawmakers back immediately if Democrats don’t return.

41mon MSN

Texas governor preparing to call second special session on redistricting by Friday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum is not met in the ...

KERA News24m

Texas lawmakers prepare to end session early as Gov. Abbott vows to ‘immediately’ call another

The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg ...

Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month

Texas Republicans put new pressure Tuesday on absent Democrats to get them to return to the state, testing whether they’re ...

18hon MSN

What’s at stake as more Democrats coalesce around Gov. Newsom’s redistricting proposal for House seats

The effort to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections could make GOP incumbents vulnerable.

The Texas Tribune on MSN6h

In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...

1hon MSN

Texas GOP seeks to ‘domesticate’ rogue Dems for breaking quorum through nationwide civil arrest warrants

Texas GOP officials are seeking to enforce civil arrest warrants across state lines for the House Democrats who fled to prevent a Republican redistricting vote.

19h

Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats

With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the ...

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