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Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...

Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are beginning to frame their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a ...

Texas Supreme Court sets expedited schedule in Paxton, 13 House Dems case

The Texas Supreme Court has set an expedited schedule in a case filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting the court ...
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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues into second week

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the ...

Some House Democrats may still be in Texas. Why haven't they been arrested?

House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been ...

Texas Senate passes GOP-friendly House map

The Texas Senate passed a GOP-friendly House map on Tuesday, putting it a step closer to final passage in the state ...

Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats

With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the ...
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Texas Republicans urge FERC to green-light major LNG terminal

The Texas Republicans, led by Rep. Wesley Hunt, sent a letter Wednesday asking current FERC commissioners to issue a final ...
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Texas House to reconvene Friday in effort to make a quorum

When the House reconvened Tuesday morning, it failed to make a quorum again with 95 lawmakers present. The House will ...