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ABC News on MSN · 1h

FBI granted request to locate fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

S en. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

NBC News on MSN · 2d

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House meets Monday.

Fox News on MSN · 1d

FBI urged to locate or arrest Texas Democrats who fled state to stall redistricting vote

Sen. Cornyn requests federal investigation into Texas House members who left state to avoid legislative duties, citing potential bribery and criminal acts.

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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Can the Texas Democrats Who Fled the State Be Arrested? What to Know

Trump suggested the FBI could get involved in the state standoff, but what are the actual legal repercussions of the ...

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Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote

The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN17h

Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

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Texas Democrat Reacts as Abbott Asks State Supreme Court to Remove Him

The chair of the Democratic Caucus in Texas' House of Representatives called Governor Abbott's move "purely insanity." ...

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Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

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Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

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