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Texas, Democrats and House Speaker

Texas Democrats who left state face paycheck restrictions over redistricting standoff, House Speaker says

Dustin Burrows suspends direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during special session.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 7h

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

Texas House Democrats have been trying to widen the message of their decision to break quorum at the Legislature and halt efforts to pass a partisan gerrymander that would flip as many as five Democratic seats in Congress to Republican control. Here are five developments this week amid an ongoing battle for political advantage.

Axios on MSN · 44m

House Democrats prepare to go scorched earth on redistricting

Democrats in Congress are warming to a strategy of maximum retaliation in response to Republicans' efforts to draw more favorable congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections.

Texas, Democrats and Ken Paxton

Washington Examiner on MSN · 9m

Paxton targets Soros-backed PAC for allegedly funding Texas Democrats who left state

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday he is investigating whether a Democratic PAC heavily funded by billionaire megadonor George Soros is unlawfully bribing Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum in response to the GOP’s redistricting efforts.

Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates Soros-backed PAC over alleged support for quorum-breaking Democrats

Texas AG targets Texas Majority PAC and O'Rourke-linked group in probe of alleged illegal coordination and bribery tied to redistricting walkout

FOX News on MSN · 23h

AWOL Dems’ flight from Texas may have been funded illegally by Beto O'Rourke nonprofit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches investigation into Beto O'Rourke's nonprofit Powered by People for allegedly funding Democrats who fled state to block Republican redistricting effort.

25mon MSN

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 ...

14m

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 ...

2hon MSN

FBI granted request to locate fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal ...

2hon MSN

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 ...

11h

Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote

The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart ...

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See how Texas redistricting maps could gain Trump more Republican seats in the House

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could ...

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Texas Democrats receive threats after leaving the state

Texas Democrats said they received threats after leaving the state to prevent Texas Republicans from re-drawing the state's ...

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