15 h. ago How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.

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49 h. ago Gov. Abbot still beat Newsom in disaster relief despite Texas Democrats stalling, hiding out

Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Governor Abbott’s flood relief was faster than California Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the L.A. wildfires.

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4 d. ago Dem TX State Rep. Wu: Trump Has Made Open Racism 'Acceptable'

Friday on MSNBC's "The Weeknight," Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D), one of several lawmakers who left the state to avoid a quorum, said he has faced open racism in his state because President Donald Trump had made it "acceptable." The post Dem TX State Rep. Wu: Trump Has Made Open Racism ‘Acceptable’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Texas AG investigates Beto O’Rourke PAC over support for quorum

Attorney General Ken Paxton examines PAC connected to Beto O'Rourke for allegedly assisting Texas Democrats who abandoned legislative duties during redistricting fight.

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5 d. ago Texas asks Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers

Texas pursues legal action to enlist Illinois assistance in apprehending Texas state Democratic lawmakers hunkered down in the Prairie State.

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5 d. ago GOP Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers

GOP Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers  The Washington Post

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6 d. ago Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to redistrict 8 seats for GOP if Dem lawmakers don't return to Texas

In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new seats for his party if Democratic state lawmakers don't return.

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6 d. ago FBI agrees to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to sabotage GOP redistricting plan, Cornyn says

FBI agrees to help Texas locate Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP redistricting vote after Sen. John Cornyn's request to Director Kash Patel.

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6 d. ago Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State

The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on congressional maps. Democrats said federal law enforcement was being misused.

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6 d. ago Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State

The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a vote on new congressional district maps.

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6 d. ago Dem governor defies FBI: 'Unwelcome' to pursue Texas Democratic lawmakers

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defends Texas lawmakers seeking sanctuary in Illinois from redistricting battle as Republicans push for FBI involvement.

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6 d. ago Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – as it happened

Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – as it happened  The Guardian

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7 d. ago Illinois Gov. Pritzker on why his state is hosting Texas state lawmakers

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state.

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7 d. ago A Texas Republican state lawmaker on the fight for redistricting

Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the redistricting fight that is going down in the Lone Star state.

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7 d. ago Texas residents say ‘there should be consequences’ for Dems fleeing state to avoid vote

Local Houston residents reacted to Democratic state lawmakers fleeing Texas over the congressional district map vote as Gov. Greg Abbott calls for their arrest and return.

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7 d. ago Texas lawmakers evacuated from Illinois hotel following threat: Police

Texas lawmakers evacuated from Illinois hotel following threat: Police  NBC Los Angeles

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8 d. ago Healey meets with Texas Democrats who fled their state amid battle over redistricting

“This is an attempt to grab power, to change the rules, to determine a certain outcome,” Healey, flanked by Texas lawmakers, told reporters Tuesday. The post Healey meets with Texas Democrats who fled their state amid battle over redistricting appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago WATCH: Trump says FBI 'may have to' help Texas round up AWOL Dem lawmakers

The FBI “may have to" round up a group of Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas to avoid voting on the state’s proposed redistricting map, President Donald Trump told reporters.

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8 d. ago Dem TX State Rep. Jones Compares Congressional Redistricting to the Holocaust  

Tuesday on "The Don Lemon Show," Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones (D), one of several lawmakers who left the state to avoid a quorum, compared congressional redistricting to the Holocaust. The post Dem TX State Rep. Jones Compares Congressional Redistricting to the Holocaust   appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is playing out among state lawmakers.

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