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Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote.

WGN-TV Chicago on MSN · 12h

Texas Democrats stay put in Illinois as redistricting standoff continues

For the second straight morning, Texas Democratic lawmakers woke up in Illinois. They are hiding out in Democratic states to block a vote on new congressional maps.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 19h

Texas Democrats ‘plan to stay’ in Illinois to thwart GOP redistricting effort

Texas Democrats who fled the state as Republicans look to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional lines pushed back on the GOP efforts during a press conference Tuesday morning. The press conference,

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USA Today · 17h

Can the Texas lawmakers who arrived in Illinois be arrested? Here's what to know

So, are law enforcement from Texas coming to arrest them? Here's what we know. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of "delinquent" Texas House Democrats, according to an Aug. 4 news release.

ABC News on MSN · 2h

Texas lawmakers have walked out before

But this is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with, “breaking quorum” by depriving the statehouse of enough legislators to conduct business.

Newsweek on MSN · 23h

Texas Democrats react to calls to arrest them

Texas Democrats are refusing to back down after facing arrest warrants for fleeing the state to block a redistricting vote.

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Pritzker says Illinois remap is possible as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

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12:30 p.m. - Texas Democrats in Illinois hold press conference to discuss GOP redistricting effort

Senator Durbin will join the Texas Democrats for Wednesday's news conference, set to begin at 12:30 p.m. in St. Charles.

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Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting

In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of ...

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

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Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead ...

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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 ...

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Beto O’Rourke’s political group is a top funder for Texas Democrats’ exodus to block GOP congressional map

The former El Paso congressman also contributed to House Democrats’ 2021 quorum break. A PAC backed by Democratic donor ...

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Live updates: Texas Democrats delay redistricting to a Trump-backed election map

Greg Abbott (R), where lawmakers aim to redraw Texas’s election map — a move backed by President Donald Trump — the state legislature will reconvene Tuesday for a second straight day without dozens of ...

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