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Texas House, Democrats and redistricting

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House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

‘There is no timeline’ | Texas House Democrats vow to stay out of state as fight over redistricting heats up

On Tuesday, the Texas State Senate approved the new maps which are aimed at flipping as many as five Texas seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Democratic to Republican. That includes three Houston-area districts. However, those new maps cannot move forward without approval from the Texas House.

Texas House Democrats may return after first special session is over

After the Texas House didn’t reach a quorum on Tuesday, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said absconding House Democrats would return after the first special session is over. Those “who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas,

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Texas House to reconvene Friday with 2nd special session looming

The Texas House is set to reconvene on Friday in Austin. If Democratic lawmakers continue to hold out, a second special ...

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What a second special session could mean for Texas redistricting, flood relief

If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

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Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest ...

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Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to ...

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Indiana House Democrats assemble with Texas colleagues against partisan gerrymandering efforts

A half-dozen Indiana House Democrats met with their Texas colleagues Wednesday in Chicago to oppose unprecedented mid-cycle ...

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Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver Trump more GOP congressional seats

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows confirmed the plans during a brief session Tuesday morning that marked another failure to ...

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