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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.

CNN · 1d

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

FOX News on MSN · 21h

Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from funding Texas Dems who fled to stop GOP redistricting vote

A Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order against Beto O’Rourke’s nonprofit after the state AG accused him of unlawfully fundraising for Democrats who fled to block GOP bills.

Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander

MSNBC · 23h

'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,

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats won't get paid unless they return, new GOP rule says

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has rolled out a new policy targeting Democrats who fled the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 1d

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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'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 ...

21hon MSN

Judge bars Beto O'Rourke's PAC from funding Texas Democrats in redistricting standoff

Texas AG Ken Paxton accused Beto O'Rourke's Powered by People of deceptive fundraising. O'Rourke vowed to keep fighting and ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

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Texas shoppers take advantage of tax-free weekend as kids get ready to go back to school

Tax-free weekend is in full swing, and shoppers across Texas are taking advantage of the savings before the new school year ...

Morton Meyerson, Texas Businessman and Perot Lieutenant, Dies at 87

He helped build H. Ross Perot’s company Electronic Data Systems into a leading data processing firm. He later played a ...

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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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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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Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...

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Investigation shows chaos of deadly Texas floods through emergency recordings and videos

In a Slack chat, a National Weather Service forecaster tells emergency managers, meteorologists and news media that the ...

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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 ...

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