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Texas, Democrats and redistricting

The Boston Globe · 5m

Texas Legislature to take another swing at redistricting vote as Democrats extend their walkout

The Republican majority is seeking to redraw five US House districts at President Trump’s urging as he tries to avoid a replay of the 2018 midterms.

USA TODAY on MSN · 19h

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

On the nearby House floor, Republican lawmakers maneuvered to try to launch a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. They’ve drawn up a new map of U.S. House districts that could give the GOP five more seats and help the party maintain control of the narrowly divided chamber.

The New York Times · 4h

‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms

A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.

Texas, Democrats and House

ABC News on MSN · 6h

California Gov. Newsom met with Texas House Democrats

Texas state Rep. John Bucy joins ABC News Live to discuss the Texas redistricting fight. ‘Height of Hypocrisy’: Gerrymandering Sparks Outrage

The Dallas Morning News · 2d

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 seats to Republicans.

Texas House Speaker Drops Hammer On Runaway Dems

The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced new measures Friday targeting Democrats who fled the state to deny the body a quorum for redistricting. Democrats in the Texas state legislature fled to Democratic-controlled states like New York and Illinois in order to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting that could net Republicans up to five seats in the United States House of Representatives.

1don MSN

Stalemate in Texas House continues. Here’s how it ended previously

The events in Austin to stop a Texas redistricting are not happening for the first time. In 2003, Democrats had no way of ...

The Texas Tribune2h

Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

2d

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

2d

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 ...

2don MSN

Texas House fails to meet quorum Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face ...

16hon MSN

Texas lawmakers advance package of bills to strengthen state flood response following deadly July floods

The bills deal with installing early warning sirens, volunteer management and local emergency management credentials.

The Texas Tribune on MSN4d

Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

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