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Where Are All the Texas Democrats? What We Know
Texas Democrats have left the state, with many in Illinois, to block a vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan.
Democratic colleagues across the country support lawmakers who fled Texas
On Sunday, dozens of the Democratic Texas state lawmakers fled to other states to stall a GOP-led redistricting vote. Here’s ...
Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump’s agenda and House majority in play
The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.
Texas governor threatens arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote
Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened on Monday to arrest Democratic lawmakers who are using their collective absence from ...
‘The start of a long fight’: 3 writers on Texas’s political showdown
What to make of this political showdown? I’m joined by my colleagues E.J. Dionne Jr. and Megan McArdle to discuss. Mizanur ...
Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Texas governor orders arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote
By Julia Harte and Evan Garcia AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered Democratic lawmakers to be ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...