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Texas Democrats mark 1 week in Illinois protesting redistricting

There was a big show of support Sunday in Chicago for the Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois last week to protest congressional redistricting in their state.

Chicago Sun-Times · 4m

Illinois redistricting effort possible, but unlikely to yield more Democratic seats

Gov. JB Pritzker touts redistricting in response to Texas, but his legislative allies cite no signs of movement on the issue in Springfield

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month

Texas Republicans put new pressure Tuesday on absent Democrats to get them to return to the state, testing whether they’re willing to stay away for another month to try to kill a plan to redraw congressional districts in favor of Republicans.

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Texas redistricting fight provides Democratic Senate contenders with a megaphone

Democrats who are eyeing Texas’ Senate seat next year have upped their ad spending and media appearances while embracing ...

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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

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Texas redistricting fight continues as House fails to make a quorum on 5th try, Senate Democrats walk out in solidarity

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...

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 walk off Senate floor to protest redistricting

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.

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‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...

Watch As Texas Dems Throw Tantrum, Storm Out Before Losing Redistricting Vote

Democrats in the Texas state Senate walked off the floor Tuesday without preventing passage of new congressional districts in that body. Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled to ...

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Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Paxton sued O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was deceptively ...

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Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to ...

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