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Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 21h

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.

LA Times on MSN · 15h

Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislative and congressional members stood with Texas state lawmakers in their opposition to President Trump's plan to redraw voting maps to hold onto power in the midterm election.

FBI, GOP and Texas

MSNBC · 2h

‘Come and get it’: Texas Democrats hold the line against gerrymandering despite GOP threats

Texas Democrats are facing a full-blown retaliation campaign after fleeing the state to block a Trump-backed redistricting plan including lawsuits, potential arrests, and even calls for the FBI to track them down.

NBC News · 18h

FBI to find Dems. that fled TX to stop GOP plans

The FBI will now help local law enforcement find the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas in an attempt to block Republican’s redistricting plans, according to Sen. John Cornyn. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler says this is Texas GOP leaders’ effort to expand their jurisdiction beyond the state.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrat responds to FBI threat

CNN’s Victor Blackwell speaks with Texas Democratic State Rep. Vince Perez, who has left Texas for Illinois, about state House Speaker Dustin Burrows signing civil arrest warrants for the absent Democrats.

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Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, ...

Redistricting fight: Top takeaways as Maryland jumps in the fray with Trump, Texas

Maryland politicians are weighing in on the national debate over mid-decade redistricting, as states propose plans to give ...

WATCH: Republican Texas state senator says new congressional redistricting bill could 'save America'

GOP Texas state Senator Mayes Middleton discusses why he thinks Texas' redistricting effort could 'save America' and why ...

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Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...

15hon MSN

California escalates Texas redistricting fight with November ballot measure

California's governor said on Friday he will ask voters to approve a ballot measure in November redrawing the state's ...

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Texas redistricting clash becomes another stage in the GOP's big Senate primary fight

As Texas Republicans battle with state House Democrats, who fled to block the GOP’s ability to pass new congressional maps, ...

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‘We are running from nothing’: Texas Democrats join California allies in Sacramento

We are running from nothing,” said Texas state Rep. Ann Johnson, one of a group of state Democrats who fled Texas to deny Republicans quorum. “We see the danger that is coming and we are running ...

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Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to ...

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