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Texas House, Democrats and redistricting

Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up GOP redistricting fight

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

CNN on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrats signal they are ready to end redistricting standoff and return to state

Texas House Democratic lawmakers signaled on Thursday they are preparing to end their standoff over redistricting and return to the state.

Austin American-Statesman · 31m

Democrats are nearing a return to Texas after quorum break over GOP redistricting

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said Caucus Chair Gene Wu of Houston in a statement.

Illinois, Texas and Democrats

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 22h

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 of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 23h

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 take up the issue.

CNN on MSN · 22h

Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois on Wednesday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the absent Texas House Democrats trying to stop a redistricting effort that could net Republicans five seats in the US House.

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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

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Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left ...

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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Watch: Indiana, Texas Democrats push back against mid-decade redistricting

Several Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts Wednesday afternoon in Chicago to rail against what they have ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1h

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

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