3 d. ago Governor Abbott Delivers George Strait Checks to Texas Flood Victims Ignored by Fleeing House Democrats

Texas Governor Greg Abbott traveled to Ingram, Texas, to deliver $25,000 checks from country-western legend George Strait to families devastated by the deadly Independence Day Hill Country flooding. The checks delivered by Abbott on Saturday were part of the more than $7 million raised during Strait's benefit concert on July 27. Aid and other support for Hill Country communities is being delayed by Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to stop the state's congressional redistricting plan. The post Governor Abbott Delivers George Strait Checks to Texas Flood Victims Ignored by Fleeing House Democrats appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.

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4 d. ago Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan

Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan  Los Angeles Times

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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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7 d. ago Texas state Democrat apologizes for comparing GOP redistricting plan to the Holocaust

Democratic Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones invoked the Holocaust while discussing state Democrats like herself fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

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7 d. ago Texas redistricting plan sparks bitter battle ahead of US midterms

Texas redistricting plan sparks bitter battle ahead of US midterms  Financial Times

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8 d. ago With Texas Democrats Gone, Redistricting Plan Is Stymied for Now

The speaker of the Texas House issued civil arrest warrants for lawmakers who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum, but the scattered Democrats remained defiant.

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8 d. ago Texas Democrats block GOP redistricting plan by fleeing the state

The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five new seats, after House Democrats forced a legislative standstill.

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9 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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9 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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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 House Democrats Flee State in Order to Block GOP Redistricting Plan

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled the state on Sunday to prevent their Republican colleagues from voting on a redrawn map of the congressional districts. The post Texas House Democrats Flee State in Order to Block GOP Redistricting Plan appeared first on Breitbart.

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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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