7 d. ago Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left

By leaving Texas for Illinois, New York and Massachusetts, the Democrats prevented the 150-member state House of Representatives from reaching a quorum for a scheduled vote on the new US House voting map. The post Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago Hakeem Jeffries Cheers Texas Dems Who Fled State to Block GOP Map: 'The Embodiment of Good Trouble'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is praising Texas Democrats for refusing to vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan that could shift five congressional seats to the GOP, a move that involved fleeing the state to break quorum. His comments come amid a broader effort by Democrats to delegitimize Republican-led election reforms while advancing their own partisan maps in deep blue states. The post Hakeem Jeffries Cheers Texas Dems Who Fled State to Block GOP Map: ‘The Embodiment of Good Trouble’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Texas House Democrats break quorum, leave state to stop GOP redistricting plan

At least 51 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday, to break quorum ahead of a vote on a bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps.

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8 d. ago A Texas Democratic lawmaker on their efforts to stop Republican redistricting plans

Texas House Democrats fled the state in an effort to deprive Republicans of a quorum in a vote on a redistricting plan. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic lawmaker Gina Hinojosa.

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9 d. ago Texas Republicans say 'hunt down' Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

Texas state House Democrats plan to leave to break quorum of a special session in which Republicans aim to pass a new congressional map that could net the GOP five seats.

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on gerrymandered congressional map

Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on gerrymandered congressional map  Los Angeles Times

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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 leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump

The dramatic move Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action. The post Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump appeared first on Boston.com.

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on new House map backed by Trump

Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on new House map backed by Trump  Al Jazeera

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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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9 d. ago Texas House Democrats plan to flee state to try to stop proposed congressional maps

Texas state House Democrats plan to leave to break quorum of a special session in which Republicans aim to pass a new congressional map that could net the GOP five seats.

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