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ABC News on MSN · 7h

Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is playing out among state lawmakers.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 20m

Texas redistricting: Political stakes increase in day two of Democrat quorum break

For the second day, there weren't enough lawmakers in the Texas House to debate a congressional redistricting map. As state Democrats continue with their holdout, there's now a hard deadline that could result in their removal from office.

Breaking Quorum: Texas Democrats speak out in Illinois over redistricting maps

Local along with Texas democratic leaders are breaking quorum in protest over the redrawing of Texas' congressional maps. They claim that it the new maps are a mandate to Texas from President Donald Trump rather than what the residents of Texas want.

Abbott blasts lawmakers who fled Texas amid redistricting

Gov. Abbott files lawsuit to remove Rep. Gene Wu of Houston amid redistricting showdown

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state's Democratic leaders, whom he calls "the ringleader" of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote.

USA Today · 1d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders arrests of Democrats who fled redistricting vote

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote that could favor Republicans in Congress.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Democrats ‘forfeited their seats’: Abbott blasts lawmakers who fled Texas amid redistricting

Greg Abbott doubled down on his promise to expel Texas Democrats from the legislature if they do not return to the state for its ongoing special session, where Republicans are working to push through a new congressional map that gives the GOP five more favorable seats ahead of the midterms.

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Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress

The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, ...

Texas House quorum break grinds special session to a halt, leaving legislative future uncertain

A growing quorum break in the Texas Legislature is halting progress in both chambers, delaying all legislative activity as ...

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Texas House hosts redistricting hearing | Houston districts face major changes

The Texas House will hold a public hearing Friday on contentious redistricting maps reshaping Houston-area districts.

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Texas Republicans unveil redistricting map to expand GOP foothold by 5 seats, including 1 in Houston

The biggest proposed changes are in Houston, the Dallas-area, Austin and South Texas, where several districts currently held ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN11h

The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face ...

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