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Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House are landing in ...
Can lawmakers legally flee 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 ...
Leaders, groups react to Texas House Democrats leaving the state in effort to stop GOP's proposed congressional map
HOUSTON — More than 51 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives quietly flew to Chicago on Sunday afternoon, ...
Texas House panel passes new redistricting map that adds more GOP seats
A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year ...
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Texas House Democrats break quorum, bolt state after GOP congressional redistricting map passes committee
The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full ...
Texas redistricting: Latino voters could be key in Republican effort to pick up seats
Two of those seats are in South Texas, and represented by Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, who both ...
CNN data guru rips Dems over strategy in Texas: ‘They’re playing Little League!’
President Donald Trump urged Texas earlier this month to help the Republican Party by aiming to flip five seats in the Lone ...
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, ...