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Texas, Democrats and Abbott

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 being approved.

CBS News on MSN · 14h

Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional map.

CNN on MSN · 2h

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 the state to stop a GOP-led redistricting effort.

Texas, Democrats and Trump

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Texas Democrats prevent vote, for now, on Trump-backed congressional map

The Republican-dominated House quickly issued civil arrest warrants for absent Democrats and Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers to help find and arrest them.

Roll Call on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to stop new congressional map

Democratic members of the Texas state legislature left the state Sunday to try to block Republicans from redrawing the congressional map.

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The Washington Post on MSN · 23m

Live updates: Texas Democrats delay redistricting to a Trump-backed election map

Greg Abbott (R), where lawmakers aim to redraw Texas’s election map — a move backed by President Donald Trump — the state legislature will reconvene Tuesday for a second straight day without dozens of Democrats,

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'We are at war.' Texas redistricting plan sparks wider fight over Congress, Trump legacy

The Trump-inspired plan aimed at redrawing Texas' congressional maps has thrust the nation into a gerrymander war with ...

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JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier

Texas Republicans, at President Donald Trump’s urging, are preparing to redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that could flip up to five seats to the GOP in 2026. Trump hopes to boost ...

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Texas redistricting maps: Where do Republicans want to redraw congressional lines?

The maps achieve a five-seat swing largely by shaving slivers of Republican strongholds from ruby red districts and placing ...

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Texas Democrats flee the state as blue states plot map retaliation

With their absence, the Texas state legislature cannot reach a quorum, the minimum number of lawmakers required to conduct ...

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Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Republicans

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to ...

Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois 'as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps

The Texas quorum-breakers met in west suburban Warrenville alongside members of Congress from Illinois and Texas on Monday ...

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Texas Governor Abbott threatened Democrats who fled state over redrawn voting maps. In Boston, they got a standing ovation.

Speaking at a closed-door luncheon in Boston Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lauded Texas Democrats for their efforts ...

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Texas GOP Map Could Weaken Black, Latino Voting Power in 2026

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented — for now — the chamber from continuing with a congressional map that would aggressively ...

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