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GOP, Texas and Democrats

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but staying in Texas to fight.

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit directly to the all-Republican state Supreme Court on Friday seeking to have 13 of the Democratic lawmakers immediately removed from office, or at least given a 48-hour warning that they must return or have their offices declared vacated.

The Hill on MSN · 4d

Texas Republican: GOP ‘will never have the White House again’ if state lost to Democrats

Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats overtake the majority in the Lone Star State. “I’m here to speak for myself.

Texas, Democrats and U.S. House of Representatives

Associated Press News on MSN · 3d

Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not have enough members present to conduct business.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office

Texas Democrats on Friday again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show for a vote on a Republican-proposed redistricting plan Shortly after, the state's Republican attorney general went to court to try to remove some of them from office.

Dallas Observer21h

Texas Dems Walked Out in 2003, Too. Much Has Changed, But Not the Likely Result

Republicans have only gained strength in the past two decades. That doesn't bode well for those hoping to thwart ...

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition hosts Texas Democrats protesting Republican redistricting effort

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.

MyHighPlains on MSN11h

State of Texas: Republican response to quorum break puts pressure on Democrats

Friday afternoon, members of the Texas House registered their attendance at the start of a scheduled session. The sound of a ...

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Julian Epstein says Dems lack ‘moral authority’ on Texas redistricting fight

Local democrats’ efforts to stop Texas lawmakers’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional map have drawn tons of criticism, ...

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How Texas Democrats’ walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the ...

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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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The FBI Isn’t an Arm of the Republican Party

We are about to find out, in real time, whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation remains a neutral law-enforcement agency ...

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Texas Republicans: It’s About Power, Yes—but Also Their Radical Agenda

It turns out a precedent for today’s Texas Republicans was, well, Texas Republicans, who rigged maps in their favor in 2003 to win more U.S. House seats the next year. But it is still alarming that ...

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