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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in the state, according to a lawsuit the attorney general filed Friday.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

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 than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

Associated Press News on MSN · 3d

Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

Democrats, Texas and House

The Hill on MSN · 18h

Here are the top House Democrats at risk from GOP redistricting

House Democrats in red states across the country are at risk as the redistricting arms race heats up. Texas Republicans’ proposed redraw, a President Trump-backed plan that could net the party five more House seats,

MSNBC · 16h

Texas state House adjourns AGAIN after Democrats scatter in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats on Saturday again prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward with a Trump-backed plan to redraw Texas' congressional map. That redistricting plan would give Republicans an advantage in keeping control of the House of Representatives in D.

CBS News · 1d

California hosts Texas Democrats breaking quorum over redistricting plans

Texas House Democrats who have left the state to block a vote on redistricting were hosted by California leaders on Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and other prominent California Democratic leaders spoke at a press event along with the Texas lawmakers.

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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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Gavin Newsom Gets Into War of Words With Ted Cruz Over Texas Democrats

The California governor clashed with the Texas senator as the Lone Star State's redistricting conflict continues.

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block ...

ABC7 New York6h

Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus, amid a redistricting standoff.

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Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting

On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...

In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits

Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help ...

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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 ...

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