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Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter
Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...
Abbott orders House Democrats to return to Austin or be removed from office
After Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them to return to Austin or said he would take ...
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Democrats’ quorum-breaking flight puts Abbott’s agenda in limbo for special legislative session
Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a ...
House Democrats Renew Effort Calling for Palestinian Statehood
More than a dozen progressive lawmakers had signed onto a draft letter, but a lack of Republican support meant it was ...
What North Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent vote on new Congressional maps have said about the quorum break
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in response accused the lawmakers who left the state of a "deliberate plan not to show up for work, ...
Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the ...
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Texas House votes to track down, arrest Democratic lawmakers who left the state
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
Déjà vu: Texas House Democrats leave Austin again to halt the legislative process
Texas House Democrats left Austin for Chicago on Sunday in an attempt to prevent the state House from voting Monday on a ...