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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois after the lawmakers fled in redistricting battle, US senator says

CHICAGO — Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the FBI has granted his request to assist Texas law ...

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

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...

Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out

Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...

Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State

The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on ...

Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map

Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.

Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday

The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...

Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to derail congressional redistricting bill

Texas House Democrats flee the state to delay a Republican-driven redistricting plan. A vote on a bill is scheduled for ...