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conservativebrief · 1h

Texas AG Sues To Vacate 13 Dem House Seats Over Quorum Walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Texas seeking judicial declarations that 13 Texas House seats have been vacated due to continued unlawful absences by Democrat legislators who missed the return deadline set by Speaker Dustin Burrows.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

AG Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House Democrats who broke quorum

The Texas Supreme Court should vacate the seats of 13 state House Democrats who left the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in petitions filed Friday afternoon. Paxton’s filings, known as quo warranto petitions,

Politico on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

GOP, Texas and redistricting

Laredo Morning Times · 3h

Rep. Raymond stays in Texas, affirms Democratic unity against GOP redistricting plans

Texas Rep. Richard Raymond voiced harsh opposition to the GOP mid-decade redistricting plan, warning it’d harm minority voters and lead to political chaos nationwide.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Republicans Restrict Pay for Missing Democrats in Redistricting Dispute

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because Democratic lawmakers left the state denying Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts,

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In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the ...

What the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling ... - CNN

When the Supreme Court reviewed Texas’ six-week abortion ban last year, it was not examining whether to reconsider court precedents that protect access to abortion before the fetus is a viable ...

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What Supreme Court Justices Said About Gerrymandering

The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...

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Texas redistricting clash becomes another stage in the GOP's big Senate primary fight

Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have been competing to show that they’re supporting Trump and fighting ...

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Supreme Court could end race-based voting districts. Good. They're antiquated. | Opinion

A redistricting war between red and blue states has erupted – and it's bigger than Texas. Here's what to know about Louisiana ...

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Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of AG Ken Paxton, whom O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a "fishing expedition ...

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A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting

For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...

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

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...

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