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Democrats, Texas House and redistricting protest

Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 13h

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.

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

Texas legislative standoff enters third day as Democrats continue boycott over redistricting

Texas' quorum standoff stretched into a third day Wednesday as Democrats continued to boycott the House to block a redistricting vote.

Texas, Illinois and Democrats

Yahoo · 37m

Paxton, Burrows ask 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.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 9h

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 4h

Paxton demands Illinois court enforce arrest of Democrats who left Texas

"This court must give full faith and credit to warrants duly issued by the Texas House of Representatives," the lawsuit states.

43mon MSN

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

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 ...

KWQC on MSN1h

Pritzker: FBI can’t arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CNI) -Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a ...

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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 ...

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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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The Texas redistricting showdown reaches a critical moment

The next flashpoint in the redistricting standoff between Texas Democrats and Republicans is hours away. Republicans in the state House will convene and attempt to advance efforts to redraw the ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating Beto O'Rourke's PAC over alleged 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 ...

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