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Texas Republicans lash out at Democrats who fled state amid redistricting fight

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls tonight, including Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., Rep. Troy Carter, D-Iowa, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

USA TODAY on MSN · 17h

Texas Democrats flee state in attempt to prevent GOP redistricting push

Texas Democrats left the state in an attempt to prevent GOP-led redistricting, drawing the ire of Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats flee state in effort to block GOP from overhauling House map

By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a Republican plan that would give the GOP five more seats to protect their narrow House majority.

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Times Union on MSN · 16h

Hochul declares 'war' amid Republican redistricting battle in Texas

The political skirmish over redistricting comes as the administration of President Donald J. Trump seeks to flip five Democrat congressional seats in Texas

NBC News · 1d

Texas Democrats leave state to fight Republican redistricting effort

In a move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the State House of Representatives are heading to Illinois on Sunday to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts to add more Republican House seats in Congress.

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

Why Dozens of Democrats Left Texas and How Republicans Want to Punish Them

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants

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Texas governor threatens arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote

Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened on Monday to arrest Democratic lawmakers who are using their collective absence from ...

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Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has ...

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California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican margin

California Democrats are weighing new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning ...

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Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate

Two GOP lawmakers say they'll offer bills to curtail gerrymandering. They could be in the line of fire if Democrats in states ...

Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.

Texas Democrats hold the line from hotel rooms as Abbott promises arrests

Minutes later, as they stared at their phones, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the ordering of their arrest. The atmosphere, ...

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Texas governor orders police to find and arrest Democrats who fled over redistricting

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said he ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest the Democrats who ...

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Why are Democrats fleeing Texas to block redistricting plans, and what’s next?

A plan to change Texas’s congressional map could help Republicans keep control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms. State ...

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Texas governor orders arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered Democratic lawmakers to be brought back to the state capital after they left Texas in ...

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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 ...

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