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Illinois, Democrats and Ken Paxton

Austin American-Statesman · 31m

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.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 4h

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 3d

Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

Texas, Democrats and Illinois

WGN-TV Chicago on MSN · 4h

Indiana Democrats join Texas Democrats in Illinois to oppose mid-decade redistricting

Texas Democrats have now been in Chicagoland for over a week after fleeing the Lone Star state to block a vote on new congressional maps. Indiana Democrats, including lawmakers from Northwest Indiana,

Newswest 9 · 49m

‘There is no timeline’ | Texas House Democrats vow to stay out of state as fight over redistricting heats up

On Tuesday, the Texas State Senate approved the new maps which are aimed at flipping as many as five Texas seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Democratic to Republican. That includes three Houston-area districts. However, those new maps cannot move forward without approval from the Texas House.

Just The News · 1h

Illinois judge declines to hold Texas Dems who fled state over redistricting in contempt

Paxton has also asked a California court to hold the Texas Democrats who fled to the Golden state in contempt, but the California judge has not issued their ruling yet.

The Texas Tribune on MSN5h

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to ...

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Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois on Wednesday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the ...

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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...

Texas Democrats Join Planned Parenthood Leaders to Highlight Illinois’ Role in Providing Abortion Care for Out-of-State Patients

Texas Democrats gathered with Planned Parenthood affiliate leaders Wednesday in Chicago to highlight Illinois’ role in ...

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Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

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Texas Democrats are ‘standing firm’ as Republicans remain stymied on new maps

Texas Democratic lawmakers are "standing firm" in Illinois for a second week as Republicans are trying to reconvene the state ...

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Texas Democrats in Illinois, Rainbow PUSH celebrate Voting Rights Act

Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...

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