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Texas redistricting fight continues as House fails to make a quorum on 5th try, Senate Democrats walk out in solidarity

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...
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Texas Democrats to return home for second special session, ABC13 sources confirm

It's unclear when they will be in Austin at the Capitol, but the Democrats believe they've accomplished their mission and ...

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 ...

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 Democrats remain out of state.

Gov. Abbott threatens immediate new session if Democrats don’t return by Friday

With Friday’s deadline approaching, Gov. Greg Abbott warns he’ll call lawmakers back immediately if Democrats don’t return.
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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 marathon session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s Democrats ...

Democrats press for ICE agents to be ‘visibly and clearly’ identified during arrests

House Democrats have called on the Trump administration to require ICE officers to be clearly identified when conducting arrests to protect women from assaults and kidnappings by imposters.

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 ...