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Texas, House and Democrats

ABC News on MSN · 7h

Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, earlier told ABC News Thursday that he believes his caucus would hold out on Friday and once again deny the legisla

Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats

Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House Democrats absconding six days ago to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the balance of power in the U.S. House, kicked off when President Donald Trump called for Texas to redraw district lines with the GOP’s fragile House majority imperiled in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

GOP, Texas and Democrats

The Associated Press on MSN · 4m

California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout

CNN on MSN · 7h

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

Yahoo News on MSN · 5h

Texas redistricting fight goes national as GOP, Dems prepare for more battles over future House maps

The battle over redistricting in Texas has been one of the biggest stories in politics over the past week. Republicans in the Lone Star State are hoping to approve new congressional maps that could secure the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives if they’re in place in time for the 2026 midterms.

GOP, Texas and Democratic state

'This BS is un-American': Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now suing to remove from office more than a dozen Democrats who left the state to block the GOP’s rigged congressional map proposal. State Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair,

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Texas Democrats absent again, as GOP threatens expulsion lawsuit

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not achieve a quorum, stalling business

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 10h

Abbott Threatens to Add Even More GOP Seats in Texas If Dems Don’t Return

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to expand Republicans’ power grab over the state’s congressional maps even further. If... As we’ve noted, Gov. Abbott earlier this week leapfrogged his own attorney general in trying to get at least one Texas Democrat’s seat declared vacant.

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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 ...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN25m

Texas GOP leaders turn up heat on battle over congressional redistricting

The redistricting fight boiled over Friday, with Republican state leadership turning up the heat on the Texas Democratic ...

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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

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Another day passes without a quorum in the Texas House

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state last Sunday to stop consideration of a proposed congressional redistricting ...

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AG Ken Paxton asks Illinois state court to allow for the arrest of Texas House Democrats

Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area ...

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Texas House, Illinois state senator sue 33 AWOL Democrats in Illinois court

(The Center Square) – The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State.

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Watch Live: The Texas House is set to reconvene 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 ...

Texas Republicans escalate attempts to return missing Democratic lawmakers to the state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking an Illinois court to force the arrest and return of Texas House Democrats who ...

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