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Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, earlier told ABC News Thursday that he believes his caucus would hold out on Friday and once again deny the legisla

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Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats

Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House Democrats absconding six days ago to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the balance of power in the U.S. House, kicked off when President Donald Trump called for Texas to redraw district lines with the GOP’s fragile House majority imperiled in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

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Texas GOP leaders turn up heat on battle over congressional redistricting

The redistricting fight boiled over Friday, with Republican state leadership turning up the heat on the Texas Democratic House members in an attempt to compel them back to work.

CBS News · 3h

Redistricting battle intensifies as Texas AG seeks to oust absent lawmakers

The redistricting standoff in Texas has taken a sharp legal turn. On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a sweeping lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court seeking to remove 13 Democratic House members from office.

ABC News on MSN · 7h

Texas state lawmaker on redistricting fight

Rep. Chris Turner, a Democrat, reacts to the Texas House failing again to reach a quorum due to Democrats not showing up for a vote on the controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans.

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'This BS is un-American': Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now suing to remove from office more than a dozen Democrats who left the state to block the GOP’s rigged congressional map proposal. State Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair,

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Texas Democrats absent again, as GOP threatens expulsion lawsuit

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not achieve a quorum, stalling business

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 10h

Abbott Threatens to Add Even More GOP Seats in Texas If Dems Don’t Return

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to expand Republicans’ power grab over the state’s congressional maps even further. If... As we’ve noted, Gov. Abbott earlier this week leapfrogged his own attorney general in trying to get at least one Texas Democrat’s seat declared vacant.

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Another day passes without a quorum in the Texas House

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state last Sunday to stop consideration of a proposed congressional redistricting ...

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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 ...

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Watch Live: The Texas House is set to reconvene Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face ...

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Texas Republicans escalate attempts to return missing Democratic lawmakers to the state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking an Illinois court to force the arrest and return of Texas House Democrats who ...

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Texas House Dems faced potential bomb threat in Illinois, police say

A delegation of Texas House Democrats had to evacuate their hotel in Illinois Wednesday morning due to a potential bomb ...

Texas Rep. Gene Wu calls Gov. Abbott's push to oust him from office 'meaningless'

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, who fled the state with other Democrats to stop a GOP redistricting plan, is being targeted for removal from office by Gov. Greg Abbott. Wu says Abbott lacks that power.

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