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A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block Republicans from pushing through a new congressional map.

Associated Press News on MSN · 3d

Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

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

Texas, redistricting

The Detroit News · 1h

Texas governor says redistricting fight could go on for years

Republicans’ move to redraw U.S. House maps in Texas to benefit their party has set off a nationwide battle over redistricting.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

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.

CBS News · 1d

Texas Republicans fail again to advance redistricting plan

Republican state lawmakers in Texas on Friday again failed to advance their controversial redistricting plan that would give them more seats in the U.S. House. Democrats fled the state in protest as the fight for control of Congress has spread to other states.

Marin Independent Journal2h

Texas sues in Northern California to force Democratic lawmakers home

The lawsuit was filed in Trump-friendly Tehama County in an effort by Republican leaders to force a redistricting plan through the Texas legislature.

Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day

The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat ...

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Democrats slam GOP redistricting fight as 'cheating' as Texas Gov. Abbott threatens arrests

Pritzker — whose state has become a haven for Texas Democrats protesting the GOP-led effort — rejected the idea that congressional maps in Illinois are politically gerrymandered, arguing that the maps ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

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

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This Democratic US House district in Texas is real, but it was drawn by Republicans

While the map is accurate, the House seat was not "stolen" by Democrats — the district was drawn by the Republican-controlled ...

News Tribune1d

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 ...

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Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but ...

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 ...

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Former Democratic advisor says party's rhetoric on redistricting is getting 'a little out of control'

Former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine warned that his party's dramatic redistricting language could hurt their chances of ...

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