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Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...
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 ...
California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state ...
Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats
An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers ...
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 ...
Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote
The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...
Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...
Rep. Jamie Raskin Says FBI Should 'Refuse' Orders To Track Down Texas Democrats
The Maryland Democrat said the agency "has no legal authority to track down state legislators who are breaking no federal ...