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Texas, Democrats and redistricting

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 victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

Indianapolis Star on MSN · 44m

Indiana and Texas Democrats are teaming up to block early redistricting. Will it work?

Democrats in the Indiana General Assembly are teaming up with Texas House Democrats in an attempt to block mid-decade redistricting efforts brewing in their states.

UPI on MSN · 21h

Texas Senate approves congressional redistricting map

The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a version in the Texas House.

Democrats, House and Texas

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 22m

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

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 executed to date.

Snopes on MSN · 5d

This Democratic US House district in Texas is real, but it was drawn by Republicans

While the map is accurate, the House seat was not "stolen" by Democrats — the district was drawn by the Republican-controlled Texas state legislature.

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Texas Senate Passes GOP-Favored Map Despite Democrat Walkout

The bill, requested by Trump, is designed to boost GOP control in 2026 but faces stalled action in the House due to a quorum ...

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Texas’ second special session is coming sooner than expected. Here’s why that matters

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map.

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Texas redistricting fight continues as House fails to make a quorum on 5th try

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already sparked a national political brawl and prompted ...

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How Texas House Democrats broke quorum, took a congressional redistricting fight national

For the past week, the Texas House has been at a standstill after Democrats secretly left the state to block a vote on a ...

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Former Democratic advisor says party's rhetoric on redistricting is getting 'a little out of control'

Former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine warned that his party's dramatic redistricting language could hurt their chances of ...

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