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Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit seeking to force Illinois authorities to assist with returning nearly three ...
Texas House, Illinois state senator sue 33 AWOL Democrats in Illinois court
The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional ...
FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’
Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the FBI has granted his request to assist Texas law enforcement in ...
5 things to know about Texas’ redistricting fight amid House Democrats’ quorum break
Leading Illinois Democrats and the head of the national Democratic party joined Texas House Democrats this week in a call for ...
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...
The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law
The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...
Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...
Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a ...
Pritzker: FBI can’t arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside concerns that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest Texas Democratic lawmakers who have fled to Illinois to delay a vote on a mid-decade redistricting plan. His ...
Texas Democrats staying in Illinois evacuated over bomb threat
Texas Democrats staying in Illinois were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning over a potential bomb threat, ...
As Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel
After Gov JB Pritzker interview on Colbert show, Texas House Democratic members Wednesday morning said they received a bomb ...