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Where Are All the Texas Democrats? What We Know
Texas Democrats have left the state, with many in Illinois, to block a vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan.
Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the ...
Texas Gov. Abbott sues to remove alleged "ringleader" of Democratic walkout from office amid redistricting showdown
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state's House Democratic leaders, Rep. Gene Wu, ...
Will Texas Democrats’ walkout work?
For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s ...
Texas Democrat Reacts as Abbott Asks State Supreme Court to Remove Him
The chair of the Democratic Caucus in Texas' House of Representatives called Governor Abbott's move "purely insanity." ...
Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a ...
Texas Democrats hold the line from hotel rooms as Abbott promises arrests
Minutes later, as they stared at their phones, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the ordering of their arrest. The atmosphere, ...
What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants
Texas Republicans on Tuesday failed again to move forward with their redistricting efforts despite issuing civil arrest ...
Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab?
AURORA, ILL. – Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block GOP redistricting have been very open about their effort, ...
Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle
The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.
Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate
Two GOP lawmakers say they'll offer bills to curtail gerrymandering. They could be in the line of fire if Democrats in states ...
Cornyn and Paxton seek punishments for Texas Democrats skipping redistricting session
Republican primary opponents in the Texas Senate race are flexing their muscles and seeking separate legal consequences for ...