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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

The Washington Post on MSN · 20h

Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not have enough members present to conduct business.

The New York Times · 21h

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.

Texas, Democrats and California

ABC News on MSN · 22h

Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, earlier told ABC News Thursday that he believes his caucus would hold out on Friday and once again deny the legisla

CBS News on MSN · 23h

Texas House fails to meet quorum Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face consequences.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

California Rushes to Plan a Still Unscheduled Election in US House Seats Standoff With Texas

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican seats in Texas

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Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Texas has been the epicenter of Trump’s push to gerrymander congressional maps to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority ...

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Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting

On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits

Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help ...

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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

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Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote

The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...

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Lone Star State rivals for US Senate compete to wrangle runaway Democrats

Ken Paxton is challenging John Cornyn in a 2026 Texas Senate race, and a super PAC highlights the attorney general's role in a redistricting battle with fleeing Democrats.

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