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Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight
Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue ...
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Texas Republicans escalate attempts to return missing Democratic lawmakers to the state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking an Illinois court to force the arrest and return of Texas House Democrats who ...
Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting
On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House Democrats from office.
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How closely do congressional delegations reflect how people vote? Not very
Minnesota is the state where the congressional breakdown most closely matches the 2024 presidential result. Harris received ...
California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout. The stando ...
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Texas AG Paxton seeks to oust Tarrant County’s Rep. Chris Turner, other House Dems
Democratic Texas House members fled the state on Sunday, but only 13 were singled out in Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to expel ...
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Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state
The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a ...