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FBI, John Cornyn and Texas

FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says
Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.
FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says
Sen. John Cornyn says FBI Director Kash Patel granted his request to assist with locating Texas Democrats who fled the state over GOP redistricting efforts.
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.
GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state
Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.
Former attorney general says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state. “Texas lawmakers are digging in. You heard Gov. [Greg] Abbott there talking about the FBI,
Jeffries slams Texas GOP for trying to use FBI as 'political pawns'
The Texas redistricting fight is stretching into a second week as Democrats remain out of state to block a GOP map. On Morning Joe, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused the Texas GOP of trying to “weaponize the FBI” while ignoring flood relief and focusing on gerrymandering to “cling on to power.
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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.
Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing Texas Democrats as of Thursday morning.
Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff
Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.
Pritzker on GOP’s FBI arrest threats: ‘Texas law does not apply’ in Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state Democratic officials for fleeing their state to halt Republican redistricting efforts.

Cornyn: FBI to ‘assist’ locating Democrats opposed to Texas GOP’s redistricting scheme

According to Texas’ senior Republican senator, the FBI will help track down Democratic legislators who fled the state, which ...

Cornyn leans into Texas redistricting fight amid uphill reelection bid

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is leaning into the Texas redistricting battle as he seeks to fend off a conservative primary ...

Texas Democrats face removal threats, FBI involvement as quorum break enters fourth day

Texas Democratic lawmakers remained out of the state Thursday as Republican leaders escalated legal threats to force their ...