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Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state in protest of proposed new congressional maps.

KETK Tyler on MSN · 2h

East Texas party leaders react to Democrats breaking quorum in State House

As Democrats in the Texas State House have left the state in order to prevent the passage of new congressional maps, KETK caught up with East Texas party leaders to get their take on the situation. On Monday,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Governor Asks Court to Remove House Democratic Leader From Office Over Walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congr

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ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is playing out among state lawmakers.

MSNBC · 1d

GOP Rep. Kiley on Texas redistricting clash: Speaker Johnson ‘needs to show some leadership’

Some Republican lawmakers are pushing back amid the clash over redistricting Texas. One of those lawmakers, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), joins Chris Jansing to discuss why he believes what’s happening is “unhealthy for our democracy” and to share more on the legislation he's proposing that would nullify new House maps states adopt before the 2030 census.

Yahoo · 1d

Texas Democratic State Rep. reacts to clash over GOP redistricting: ‘Americans are fed up’

The Texas House will reconvene today as many Democratic lawmakers left the state to block a vote on a Trump-approved congressional map that would benefit the GOP. Texas Governor Abbott threatened to arrest or expel those who do not return.

Texas House, flood bills

The Baltimore Sun · 13h

Flood relief bills stall in Texas House because of redistricting fight

Even if flood bills pass out of Texas House committees, they cannot be considered by the full House unless enough lawmakers return to restore quorum. Democratic lawmakers continue to boycott the

Washington Examiner · 12h

Texas House working on disaster recovery bills in response to Hill Country flood

The House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness heard five bills on Tuesday, House Bills 1, 2, 18, 19, and 20.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas House committee discusses flood bills despite standstill

Only one Democrat taking part in the quorum break was absent from the panel as the group discussed five bills and the chair vowed their work would go on.

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

Just The News18m

Lt. Gov. Patrick says Texas Senate will keep passing bills until House Democrats return

While House Democrats remain absent from their legislative responsibilities, the Texas Senate continues to pass bills on the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5h

Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the ...

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Texas House Dems faced potential bomb threat in Illinois, police say

A delegation of Texas House Democrats had to evacuate their hotel in Illinois Wednesday morning due to a potential bomb ...

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Beto O'Rourke's group helping front costs of bolting Texas House Democrats

Powered by People, a voter registration and mobilization group, has been donating to the Texas House Democratic Caucus -- not ...

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Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote

The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...

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Texas House Democrats evacuated from hotel in Illinois after bomb threat

Texas House Democrats in Illinois to block GOP redistricting were evacuated from their hotel Wednesday morning due to a bomb ...

As JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats, bomb threat received at hotel

Police responded to a report of a potential bomb threat at a suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning, and leaders of the ...

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Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump’s agenda and House majority in play

The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.

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