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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for 2nd special session

Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal with congressional redistricting and a host of other issues — laying down a new gauntlet for Democrats who fled the state nearly two weeks ago to halt a vote on a new district map.

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Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

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Over 300 protests held Saturday against Trump redistricting push

"They do this because they are afraid," O'Rourke told an audience on Saturday, speaking of those attempting redistricting.

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Democrats Release Plan to Boost Party's California US House Seats in Fight for Congress

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Newsom, Dems Try To Out-Trump Texas on Redistricting

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Some Texas Republicans want more GOP congressional districts redrawn

Gov. Abbott has not added redistricting for State House seats, and he was asked about it. "Every strategy is at play... if we need to," said Abbott.

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Redrawing Texas congressional districts ‘another attack on democracy.’ A letter.

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Republicans ‘doing the right thing’ by sticking to Texas redistricting laws, GOP lawmaker says

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All the details in Democrats’ California gerrymander

California Democrats on Friday finalized their plan to snatch five GOP House seats next year by redrawing the state’s congressional lines, according to a copy of the new House map and other documents...

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Democrats Gather for Protests Over Trump’s Push on Redistricting

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Protesters Gather to Oppose Trump’s Push on Redistricting

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Texas House Democrats join Chicago anti-Trump protest in Loop

“I think Trump is genuinely eroding away at our basic democratic freedoms, crippling the legal system, attempting to violate separation of powers,” said Sophia Liu, a student at the University of Chic...

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‘These are extraordinary times’: California unveils new maps to counter Texas gerrymandering

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The Texas Democrats’ Remote Resistance

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NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.

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Texas redistricting battle to start new phase with Democrats expected return to Capitol

For the second week, Republicans and Democrats have continued their showdown over new congressional maps in Texas, which will result in five new GOP-majority districts at the expense of Democrats. But the fight is about to enter a new phase on Monday,

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday.

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Abbott, Texas Republicans launch new Trump-backed redistricting push as fleeing Democrats plan to end walkout

Congressional redistricting battle intensifies as California vows to counter Texas GOP maps while Democratic lawmakers end their walkout protest.

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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

Barack Obama is praising the Democratic state lawmakers in Texas who broke quorum and fled their state last week in protest of their Republican colleagues’ aggressive redistricting effort that’s designed to award the GOP five additional seats in the U.