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A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block Republicans from pushing through a new congressional map.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second time just two days apart due to another bomb threat on Friday.

Chron on MSN · 4d

Texas Democrats evacuated from Chicago hotel following security threat

Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus were evacuated from a Chicago-area hotel early Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was reported amid lawmakers' continued out-of-state protest against a Republican-led redistricting plan in the Texas Legislature.

Democrats, Republicans and tactical use of redistricting

Austin American-Statesman · 22h

Democrats can't beat Republicans on redistricting, so messaging is their best hope

Despite long odds and a history of failed quorum breaks, Texas Democrats have walked out again in protest of redistricting. Their real battleground, however, may be the court of public opinion.

POLITICO on MSN · 17h

Democrats try to separate their tactical use of redistricting from that of Republicans

And so that is what these Texas Democrats are trying to stand up against." With Republicans — at the direction of President Donald Trump — pushing a rare mid-decade redraw of the Texas legislative maps,

The New Yorker · 22h

Can Democrats Fight Back Against Trump’s Redistricting Scheme?

Fleeing lawmakers in Texas are unlikely to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but their effort has offered a rallying cry—and a reminder of the Democratic Party’s weaknesses.

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Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out

Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...

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Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move ...

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'This is nothing short of blatant racism' | Texas Democrats speak from Chicago after leaving to break quorum

This corrupt special session is over,” said Democratic leader Gene Wu, less than a day before House Republicans are set to ...

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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...

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Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map

Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.

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Texas Democrats meet in Chicago during quorum break

More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional ...

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Billionaire Democrat JB Pritzker Responds To Zohran Mamdani’s Anti-Billionaire Message

Pritzker has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion, in part due to his family’s ownership of the Hyatt Hotel chain.

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Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to ...

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The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan

Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump.

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