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Texas, Democrats and GOP redistricting

Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

Fox News on MSN · 2h

Democratic strategist says party lacks 'moral authority' on Texas redistricting fight

Texas redistricting battle intensifies as Republicans push for five new seats and California considers emergency measures to counteract Republican gains.

CNN · 1d

The Texas redistricting showdown reaches a critical moment

The next flashpoint in the redistricting standoff between Texas Democrats and Republicans is hours away. Republicans in the state House will convene and attempt to advance efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps,

FBI, Texas and Democrats

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats

An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers who left the state.

Opinion

MSNBC on MSN · 9h

The Founders would abhor Trump’s call to send the FBI after Texas Democrats

The last remnant of the Constitution’s system of checks and balances is the one that remains partly in Democratic hands

The Atlantic on MSN · 6h

The Texas GOP’s Disturbing Request for the FBI

Will the FBI help the Republican Party force through a partisan redistricting plan in Texas, or not? The answer to that question is of vital importance to sustaining American democracy. Republican state legislative leaders want to redraw Texas’s congressional districts to give their party as many as five more seats in next year’s midterm elections.

All lanes of Ben White closed at South Congress due to police activity

AUSTIN, Texas — All lanes of West Ben White Boulevard at South Congress Avenue in South Austin were closed on Saturday afternoon due to police activity. Around 1 p.m., the Austin Police Department ...

10hon MSN

'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run

Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

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Traffic Alert: Police activity shut down all lanes at South Congress and E. Ben White Blvd.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All lanes are shut down at South Congress and East Ben White Boulevard due to police activity in the area, according to the Austin Police Department. APD said on social media shortly ...

2don MSN

Trump order to exclude immigrants from census could cost Texas seats in Congress, federal funding

Texas could lose representation in Congress and billions of dollars in federal funding if President Donald Trump follows ...

California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit directly to the all-Republican state Supreme Court on Friday seeking to ...

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Which states are being impacted by Texas' redistricting battle?

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...

Houston Public Media2d

As Texas pursues mid-decade congressional redistricting, some members of Congress aim to ban the practice

Ten Texas Democrats as well as two Republicans – one from California and another from New York – are advocating federal ...

12hOpinion

Texas just opened Pandora’s box, and voters everywhere could pay the price

Texas officials are attempting to redraw the state’s 38 US House districts. While redistricting exercises are usually routine ...

WATCH: Republican Texas state senator says new congressional redistricting bill could 'save America'

GOP Texas state Senator Mayes Middleton discusses why he thinks Texas' redistricting effort could 'save America' and why ...

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