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Texas Democrats signal they are ready to end redistricting standoff and return to state

Texas House Democratic lawmakers signaled on Thursday they are preparing to end their standoff over redistricting and return to the state.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrats Set Stage for Return in Redistricting Fight

Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas say they’d be open to returning under certain conditions after leaving 10 days ago to block controversial new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump.

KERA News · 21m

Texas House Democrats say they'll end quorum break once California begins redistricting

More than 50 Democratic Texas House members have been out of state for nearly two weeks in an effort to block Republican-led legislation that would redraw the state's congressional maps. On Thursday,

Ken Paxton, Texas and Illinois

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

Texas AG Ken Paxton suffers major blow in bid to round up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for comment via online inquiry forms on Thursday, outside of regular office hours.

Austin American-Statesman · 18h

Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas House.

Yahoo · 21h

Illinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats

An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their

The Texas Tribune on MSN1h

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

Democrats are nearing a return to Texas after quorum break over GOP redistricting

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said ...

1hon MSN

Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up GOP redistricting fight

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

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Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

What a second special session could mean for Texas redistricting, flood relief

If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they ...

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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 ...

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Texas Democrats who fled could face felony bribery charges, governor says

Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and disrupt redistricting efforts could face felony bribery charges, ...

Watch live: Indiana, Texas Democrats push back against mid-decade redistricting

Several Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts Wednesday afternoon in Chicago to rail against what they have ...

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