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Texas GOP threatens to arrest Democratic leaders. And, why 2 NASA missions could end
Texas GOP is threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to vote on redrawing the congressional map. And, ...
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Texas Democrats flee state to block Republican-led gerrymandering
Dozens of Democrats in Texas’ legislature faced possible arrest on Monday after fleeing the southern American state to block ...
Rising Democratic star leads Texas exodus over voting maps dispute
T exas Democrats fled their state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional district maps, with State Rep. James ...
Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering means of describing political ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, DNC Chair Ken Martin join Texas Democrats in fight against redistricting plan
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Democrats, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democratic National Chair Ken Martin, met Tuesday to continue the fight ...
Texas becomes battleground for Democratic presidential hopefuls
A slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates are taking front-line positions in the battle over Texas and ...
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...