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Texas House Speaker Aims Sights On Runaway Dems

The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced new measures Friday targeting Democrats who fled the state to deny the body a quorum for redistricting. Democrats in the Texas state legislature fled to Democratic-controlled states like New York and Illinois in order to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting that could net Republicans up to five seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Hoodline · 17h

Texas Attorney General and House Speaker Take Legal Action to Compel Return of Absent Democrats

TX AG Paxton and Speaker Burrows pursue legal action to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats fleeing to block a vote.

FOX News on MSN · 4d

Abbott orders arrest of AWOL Texas House Dems after warrant issued by House Speaker

Gov. Gregg Abbott says state Democrats who skipped town to derail a GOP-backed redistricting effort could face arrest and possibly expulsion from office.

Florida House, Trump

NBC 6 South Florida · 1d

Florida House to look into redistricting amid efforts in other states

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Thursday he is setting up a select committee to look into redrawing congressional districts, as Republicans seek to keep control of Congress in 2026.

Yahoo · 1d

Florida’s Republican House Speaker wades into Trump’s redistricting war

Gov. Ron DeSantis has encouraged the Florida Legislature to redraw the Congressional map his office put into place.

USA Today · 1d

As Trump calls for new census, Florida House moves to create special redistricting panel

The moves could be the first steps towards an unprecedented mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps in Florida.

19h

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of ...

25 News KXXV16h

House of Representatives attempts quorum, while majority of Democrats have left the state and not returned

The Texas House of Representatives met on Friday, as a majority of Democrats have not returned after leaving the state. There were 95 members were present; a quorum was not met after roll call.

18h

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

News Tribune5h

Texas Democrats continue their walkout, House of Reps fails to meet a quorum for third time this week

The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Friday for the third time this week as Democratic lawmakers ...

16h

Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

Israel National News5d

House Speaker in historic visit to Samaria: 'This land is yours'

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, made a historic first official visit to the city of Ariel, accompanied by ...

Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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