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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 this week, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday evening.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2h

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrats evacuated from hotel in Illinois after bomb threat

Texas Democrats are in Illinois to block a vote on a new congressional map that aims to shore up Republicans power in Congress.

Texas, FBI and Democrats

Yahoo · 1h

FBI tasked with helping locate Texas Democrats who sought refuge in Illinois

On Monday, the Texas House approved arrest warrants for Democratic state lawmakers who state troopers can locate. However, those warrants are only enforceable within Texas. WGN's Julian Crews has more.

CNN on MSN · 6h

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 FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 5h

5 things to know about Texas’ redistricting fight amid House Democrats’ quorum break

Leading Illinois Democrats and the head of the national Democratic party joined Texas House Democrats this week in a call for a political redistricting fight to expand to a national battle on Tuesday.

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

The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional ...

Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit seeking to force Illinois authorities to assist with returning nearly three ...

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Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats from office. Can he legally do that?

DALLAS — Texas Republicans have threatened to remove from office dozens of Democrats who fled the state to fight a Republican redistricting plan. More than 50 Democrats left Texas to block a quorum, ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating Beto O'Rourke's PAC over funding of Democrats' walkout

Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the ...

Texas governor issues warning to ‘runaway’ Dems avoiding redistricting vote

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discusses the state Democrats that fled from a vote on redistricting on ‘The Story.’ ...

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