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GOP, Texas and Democrats

Texas redistricting clash becomes another stage in the GOP's big Senate primary fight

Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have been competing to show that they’re supporting Trump and fighting Democrats.

Yahoo on MSN · 13h

Texas redistricting fight goes national as GOP, Dems prepare for more battles over future House maps

Leaders in both red and blue states are considering whether to redraw their own congressional districts to gain a partisan advantage ahead of next year's midterms.

CBS News · 5h

Texas GOP sues to remove Democrats over redistricting standoff; Paxton targets O’Rourke’s PAC

Texas Republicans are suing to remove 13 House Democrats who fled the state to block a redistricting plan, while Attorney General Ken Paxton also secured a restraining order against Beto O’Rourke’s PAC for allegedly funding the lawmakers’ absence.

Texas, Democrats and Republicans

ABC News on MSN · 16h

Texas Democrats face Republican deadline to stop standoff or face consequences

Texas Democrats are gearing up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Can Texas Republicans expel absent Democrats in redistricting fight?

A legal battle simmers in the Lone Star State, as GOP lawmakers try to wrangle their colleagues back to Austin to vote on redrawn midterm congressional maps.

CBS News · 10h

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.

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Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from funding Texas Dems who fled to stop GOP redistricting vote

A Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order against Beto O’Rourke’s nonprofit after the state AG accused him of ...

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

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...

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California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Friday warned they would escalate efforts to end a nearly weeklong holdout by ...

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Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

ST. CHARLES, Ill. - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the state's high court Friday to expel 13 Democratic ...

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'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run

Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

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Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word," not fleeing

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday.

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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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‘RiggedDistricting’: Lawmakers from Texas, nationwide, warn of GOP attack on voting rights

In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...

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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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