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Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a ...
What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants
Texas Republicans are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday after they voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled over redistricting
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican ...
Texas Democrats defy Gov. Abbott's redistricting ultimatum, and threats of arrest, to block consideration of new congressional maps
The governor had threatened to kick Democrats out of office after dozens fled the state to prevent new district lines from ...
Democrat who fled Texas says "we're willing to face whatever consequences"
Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state ...
'All-out war': Fleeing Texas Dems side with Newsom as redistricting standoff continues: 'fire with fire'
Texas Democrats flee to Illinois to block redistricting vote while California's Newsom vows to counter Republican ...
Why Trump’s Texas battle over the House could end up affecting every American
Democrats might finally have learned something about Donald Trump — if they hope to beat him, they must get down in the ...
Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?
Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has ...
Texas governor threatens arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote
Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened on Monday to arrest Democratic lawmakers who are using their collective absence from ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a ...
Opinion
I'm a Democrat who left Texas. New GOP maps will silence Latino voters. | Opinion
Texas Republicans have hijacked a special session called to help flood victims. I refuse to sit back while they silence communities and rig democracy.
Texas Democrats hold the line from hotel rooms as Abbott promises arrests
Minutes later, as they stared at their phones, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the ordering of their arrest. The atmosphere, ...