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FBI agrees to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.

FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

ABC News on MSN · 1h

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

S en. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

Texas, Democrats and walkout

The New York Times · 18h

Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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 power grabs.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas AG Paxton will try to expel Texas Democrats if they don’t return by Friday

Paxton said he would begin asking Texas courts on Friday to remove the Democrats if they do not return to Austin. “Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

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Dem governor defies FBI: 'Unwelcome' to pursue Texas Democratic lawmakers

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defends Texas lawmakers seeking sanctuary in Illinois from redistricting battle as Republicans push ...

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Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move ...

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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.

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Beto O’Rourke raises funds for Texas Democrats, says 2026 midterms will be decided this summer

Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he is raising funds for Democratic members of the state legislature who left ...

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Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word," not fleeing

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday.

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Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles

California is eyeing a ballot initiative this fall to redraw its House map for 2026 — only if Texas Republicans redistrict to ...

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