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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.

Fox News on MSN · 21h

Texas Dems begin to crack, confirm return to state after fleeing to obstruct GOP redistricting: report

Texas House Democrats plan to return to the state after fleeing to block GOP redistricting efforts, local Texas media has confirmed.

CBS News on MSN · 21h

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

Texas Senate passes redistricting map

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.

San Francisco Examiner · 4h

How a US Senate race is shaping the fight over redistricting in Texas

The Texas redistricting battle intensifies as U.S. Senate candidates use the contentious fight for political leverage, amplifying tensions between Democrats and Republicans.

CBS News · 4h

Texas Senate passes GOP-favored redistricting map

Texas state senators passed the controversial congressional redistricting map that could give Republicans five more seats. Meanwhile, the Texas House of Representatives says it will wrap up its special session on the redistricting map if a quorum can't be reached by Friday morning.

Texas AG wants to arrest Beto O’Rourke

MSNBC · 20h

‘He’s lying’: Texas AG wants to arrest Beto O’Rourke as tensions explode

Beto O’Rourke speaks out after Texas attorney general Ken Paxton asks a judge to jail O’Rourke amid the redistricting fight: “They're clearly trying to silence me to stop any one of us who wants to fight back against this power grab in Texas.

USA TODAY on MSN · 22h

Texas AG asks judge to arrest Beto O'Rourke for redistricting battle fundraising

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a judge to jail Beto O'Rourke for fundraising efforts connected to the state’s redistricting fight.

Politico · 1d

Paxton urges Texas judge to jail Beto O’Rourke over fundraising related to redistricting fight

Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked a Texas district court judge to jail former Rep. Beto O’Rourke over his fundraising pitches connected to the state’s intensifying redistricting battle. Paxton’s request accused the Texas Democrat of violating a court order that the judge,

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WATCH LIVE: Texas Democrats fighting redistricting join Indiana lawmakers to condemn Vance

Texas Democrats who left their home state to thwart redistricting efforts favoring Republicans are holding a press conference ...

New York Magazine on MSN6h

Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

Reports have suggested the absent lawmakers are considering a return to Texas, while a statement from the caucus insists a ...

New redistricting map sparks clash over Latino political representation in Texas

Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying ...

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Texas legal battles over redistricting swell; second special session set

"If we still do not have a quorum on Friday, the House and the Senate will sine die this session, and the Governor will ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

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Christian Menefee to host Houston town hall this week to talk redistricting, TX-18 special election

TX-18, once held by civil rights icon Barbara Jordan and most recently by Sylvester Turner, has been vacant since the former ...

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Both parties claim victory as Texas’ legislative stalemate leaves redistricting undone

The Texas Legislature is expected to end a special session early Friday with redistricting undone. However, Gov. Greg Abbott ...