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Former lawmaker who broke quorum in 2003 says Texas Democrats’ walkout echoes the past
Jim Dunnam led the 2003 quorum break that stalled redistricting once before. Now he’s watching a new generation of Democrats ...
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Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that's had mixed results
Texas Democrats have fled the state in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost ...
State lawmakers left en masse in a bid to block a GOP map that would tilt the playing field in Republicans’ favor.
Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers skipped town on Sunday in an extraordinary maneuver seeking to prevent a redistricting ...
How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for U.S. House elections
Democrats in Texas' House have left the state to prevent the vote on a redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that would send five more Republicans to Washington after the 2026 midterm ...
Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map
To conduct official business, at least 100 members of the 150-member Texas House must be present. Democrats hold 62 of the ...
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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...
Paxton backs ‘immediate’ arrest of Texas Democrats who fled state to block GOP redistricting vote
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has signaled he supports the “immediate” arrest of the Texas Democrats who fled the state ...
Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers head to Illinois in protest against redistricting plan
Dozens of Texas Democrats were headed to Illinois on Sunday.They left the Lone Star State in a last-ditch effort to disrupt a ...
'We are in a battle.' Jasmine Crockett SLAMS Texas GOP's redistricting plan
Texas Democrats have fled the state to Chicago in protest of Republicans' redistricting map which could expand their majority. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) joins The Weekend Primetime to discuss the G ...