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House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues into second week

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the upcoming census -- continues Monday.

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Texas Senate passes redistricting maps, despite Democrats' walkout, but House still can't consider bill with no quorum

Tuesday's walkout was another moment for Texas Democrats to speak out against the controversial proposed congressional maps.

Texas, Abbott and special session

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Texas governor preparing to call second special session on redistricting by Friday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum is not met in the Texas House of Representatives by Friday.

Yahoo · 12h

Abbott to call another special session amid Texas standoff

Texas Redistricting Turmoil Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he planned to call another special session after the state House failed to achieve a quorum, the minimum number of lawmakers needed in order to conduct business,

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 13h

Gov. Abbott warns Democrats as Texas redistricting fight nears Friday deadline

Gov. Greg Abbott warns he’ll immediately call another special session if Texas House Democrats don’t return by Friday to end the redistricting standoff.

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Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...

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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

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Majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walk out ahead of chamber’s vote on redistricting bill

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s ...

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Texas Senate passes GOP-friendly House map

The Texas Senate passed a GOP-friendly House map on Tuesday, putting it a step closer to final passage in the state ...

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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

When House Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay passage of a new congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott took the ...

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Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver President Donald Trump more GOP congressional seats

Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin ...

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Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month

Texas Republicans put new pressure Tuesday on absent Democrats to get them to return to the state, testing whether they’re ...

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Texas GOP seeks to ‘domesticate’ rogue Dems for breaking quorum through nationwide civil arrest warrants

Texas GOP officials are seeking to enforce civil arrest warrants across state lines for the House Democrats who fled to prevent a Republican redistricting vote.

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