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Texas, Illinois and Democrats

Axios on MSN · 10d

Pritzker's power play: Texas Democrats take refuge in Illinois

Texas Democrats are hiding out in the Chicago area, skipping Monday's statehouse session on redistricting the Lone Star State's congressional map. Why it matters: The fight over fair elections has landed on Illinois' doorstep.

USA TODAY · 8d

Pritzker: Texas Democratic legislators who fled to Illinois are 'heroes'

Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a Republican quorum to vote on a controversial congressional redistricting plan "heroes (who) are standing up for democracy."

WTTW News · 12h

Illinois Judge Rejects Request to Arrest and Return Texas Democrats as Lawmakers Plot Comeback

Judge Scott Larson said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “failed to present a legal basis” for the Illinois court to consider civil arrest warrants filed in a different state.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

The Battle of Gerrymandering: Democratic states push back on Texas redistricting plans

Democratic and Republican-led states are clashing over redistricting plans, with Texas House Democrats fleeing to cities like Chicago, Boston and New York to block GOP efforts. Meanwhile, blue states are pushing back,

CNN on MSN · 12h

Texas Democrats signal they are ready to end redistricting standoff and return to state

Texas House Democratic lawmakers signaled on Thursday they are preparing to end their standoff over redistricting and return to the state.

Newsweek on MSN · 11h

Texas Democrats reveal list of demands for returning to state

Texas House Democrats who fled their home state to block the GOP's efforts to redraw the congressional map have announced their list of demands which must be met for them to return.

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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...

4don MSN

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...

8don MSN

JB Pritzker reacts to possibility of FBI arresting Texas Democrats

"They're grandstanding," Pritzker said, brushing off President Trump's threats. "There literally is no federal law applicable ...

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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 ...

9don MSN

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, DNC Chair Ken Martin join Texas Democrats in fight against redistricting plan

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Democrats, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the ...

Journal Star on MSN9d

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker grants Texas Democrats refuge in Illinois, calls Abbott a 'coward'

Gov. Pritzker welcomed a group of Texas Democrats to Illinois after they fled their home state to stop a Republican ...

10d

Pritzker invites Texas Democrats to stay as long as they need in gerrymandering fight

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to prevent quorum at a special legislative ...

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Texas Democrats escalate fight against Republican-led redistricting efforts with Pritzker, Newsom meetings

A group of Texas Democrats traveled to California and Illinois for meetings with governors who have criticized Republicans’ ...

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