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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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

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

NBC News · 7h

Texas Democrats rally against redistricting effort

People in Austin rallied against Texas Republicans on Saturday, as the party pushes forward with a plan to add five GOP congressional seats, and potentially cement Republicans’ control of Congress in Washington.

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition hosts Texas Democrats protesting Republican redistricting effort

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.

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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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Some Democrats want new leadership. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he has what it takes to resist Trump

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and showing no inclination to step aside even as pressure builds on ...

Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke's group from aiding Democrats who fled Texas

Powered by People filed a responding suit against Paxton, claiming the attorney general's investigation violated the group's ...

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Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump

Doubtful that President Trump has their best interests in mind, top union officials are redoubling efforts to push 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 ...

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 ...

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

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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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Democrats advanced an ‘alternate reality’ and Trump suffered for it: America First Legal president

America First Legal president and co-founder Gene Hamilton explains presidential immunity and allegations around Obama ...