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Democrats, Texas and Illinois

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 56m

AG Paxton calls on California to aid Texas in arresting House Democrats that left the state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a California court to recognize civil warrants issued in Texas calling for the arrest and return of House Democrats that left the state to break quorum and prevent a vote on redrawn congressional maps.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

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.

Chicago Tribune · 21h

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

GOP, Texas and Democrats

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth … · 15h

Texas GOP leaders turn up heat on battle over congressional redistricting

The redistricting fight boiled over Friday, with Republican state leadership turning up the heat on the Texas Democratic House members in an attempt to compel them back to work.

ABC News on MSN · 22h

Texas House fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' redistricting showdown with GOP

Texas Democrats again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up Friday for a vote on a controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans. The GOP-proposed new congressional maps that would give Republicans more seats in Congress -- potentially allowing the GOP to keep control of the U.

CNN on MSN · 23h

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows introduces new measures to punish Democratic lawmakers

Burrows says he'll withhold 30% of each absent member's monthly operating budget and force them to appear in person to make ...

1hon MSN

Texas files complaints to arrest of absent Democratic lawmakers in California

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Speaker Dustin Burrows have filed a legal complaint in the State of California.

23h

Texas AG sues to remove Democratic lawmakers who remain absent from legislature

The Texas House again failed to reach a quorum today as Democrats continue their standoff in their bid to block Republicans’ ...

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Texas Democrats pressured to return, no direct deposit allowed for quorum breaking members

Texas Democrats are under mounting pressure to return to the state as Republicans push for a quorum to advance key ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

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Texas Dems gone AWOL may soon be subject to arrest warrants, House Speaker says

Gov. Gregg Abbott says state Democrats who skipped town to derail a GOP-backed redistricting effort could face expulsion from ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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