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Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

“Under the advice of legal counsel, Democrats must return to Texas to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle against a map that violates both the current Voting Rights...

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Some Texas Democrats leave Illinois as second special session in their state begins

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Texas Democrats staying in Illinois evacuated over bomb threat

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California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

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Texas redistricting live updates: Texas House prepares to vote on GOP congressional map

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More Texas Democrats Spent The Night At The State Capitol In Protest

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What to Know as a Texas Lawmaker Protests Police Escorts and California Takes up Redistricting

"We're not criminals,” said Houston Rep. Penny Morales Shaw.

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Texas GOP nears vote on new maps as Democrats stage protest in state House

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Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

As Texas Democrats plan Illinois departure, lawmaker hopes daughters will one day see ‘dad fought back’

John Bucy’s older daughter “seemed a little frustrated” with him this week when he wasn’t home to take her to school for her first day of kindergarten. The Texas House lawmaker from Austin hopes one day she’ll understand.

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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.”

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Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

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Amid Texas remap battle, bipartisan effort begins in Illinois to reform redistricting

A bid to establish a ballot initiative in 2026 to reform the redistricting process for Illinois state legislative map-making has kicked off, led by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and ex-Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

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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.