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Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day

The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat seats to Republicans.

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Texas state House adjourns AGAIN after Democrats scatter in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats on Saturday again prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward with a Trump-backed plan to redraw Texas' congressional map. That redistricting plan would give Republicans an advantage in keeping control of the House of Representatives in D.

The Center Square on MSN · 9h

Texas House sues six Democrats absconding in California

Following through on his pledge to use all means necessary to find, arrest and return absconding House Democrats to Texas, the Texas House, led by House

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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,

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats won't get paid unless they return, new GOP rule says

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has rolled out a new policy targeting Democrats who fled the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 1d

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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Stalemate in Texas House continues. Here’s how it ended previously

The events in Austin to stop a Texas redistricting are not happening for the first time. In 2003, Democrats had no way of ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in ...

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of ...

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

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Texas lawmakers advance package of bills to strengthen state flood response following deadly July floods

The bills deal with installing early warning sirens, volunteer management and local emergency management credentials.

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Texas House Bill 24 will make it harder to block residential property development

A new Texas law taking effect September 1 will make it harder for small groups to block property development by zoning protests. Lawmakers hope it will also help ease the housing shortage.

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Texas House fails to meet quorum 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 ...