4 d. ago Texas Attorney General Moves to Oust Democrats From Office Over Walkout

Democratic lawmakers maintained their walkout to thwart a Republican gerrymander, prompting Ken Paxton to ask the state’s supreme court to remove 13 of them from their seats.

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6 d. ago Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

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8 d. ago Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker walkouts have had mixed success in the past — so what is there to gain?

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats Leave State to Stop Republicans’ Redistricting Plan

The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President Trump.

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats to Leave State to Stop Republicans’ Redistricting Plan

The move would be a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President Trump.

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4 w. ago Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting

Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions.

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