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Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, earlier told ABC News Thursday that he believes his caucus would hold out on Friday and once again deny the legisla

KVUE on MSN · 17h

Another day passes without a quorum in the Texas House

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state last Sunday to stop consideration of a proposed congressional redistricting map.

NPR · 1d

Texas House Democrats break quorum again by staying out of state

The Texas House again failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could give Republicans five new seats, after state Democrats forced a legislative standstill.

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CBS News · 11h

California Gov. Newsom hosts Texas legislators in redistricting battle, seeks to nullify GOP power p

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block a vote on redistricting were hosted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday after he vowed to have California's congressional districts redrawn to offset the expected gain in GOP congressional seats.

Newsweek · 30m

Newsom Threatens Response in Texas Redistricting Battle: 'We Will Nullify'

Newsom said his state will move forward with plans for a November special election that would allow Democrats to redraw congressional maps.

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NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 15h

Watch Live: Newsom, Pelosi announce actions in response to Texas' redistricting effort

Governor Gavin Newsom Friday was scheduled to be joined by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and other elected officials to announce California’s actions in response to redistricting efforts being made by Republican-led states.

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MSNBC · 12h

'This BS is un-American': Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now suing to remove from office more than a dozen Democrats who left the state to block the GOP’s rigged congressional map proposal. State Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair,

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Texas Democrats absent again, as GOP threatens expulsion lawsuit

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not achieve a quorum, stalling business

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 21h

Abbott Threatens to Add Even More GOP Seats in Texas If Dems Don’t Return

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to expand Republicans’ power grab over the state’s congressional maps even further. If... As we’ve noted, Gov. Abbott earlier this week leapfrogged his own attorney general in trying to get at least one Texas Democrat’s seat declared vacant.

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Watch Live: The Texas House is set to reconvene Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face ...

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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

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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 ...

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Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats

Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House ...

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California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the ...

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U.S. Senator John Cornyn gets approval for FBI to help find 'runaway Texas House Democrats'

Texas, got approval for the FBI to help Texas law enforcement locate state legislators who have fled the state to prevent a ...

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AG Ken Paxton asks Illinois state court to allow for the arrest of Texas House Democrats

Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area ...

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Texas House Dems faced potential bomb threat in Illinois, police say

A delegation of Texas House Democrats had to evacuate their hotel in Illinois Wednesday morning due to a potential bomb ...

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How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump t ...

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