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This Black Texas Democrat Fled Her Own State

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said they won't be able to wait out the redistricting push.

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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to redistrict 8 seats for GOP if Dem lawmakers don't return to Texas

In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new seats for his party if Democratic state lawmakers don't return.

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Greg Abbott Has A New Warning For Democrats Who Fled Texas Amid Redistricting Battle

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened to push for even more GOP-leaning congressional seats in Texas if Democrats continue to block a mid-decade redistricting effort sought by President Donald Trump to give his party an edge in the 2026 midterm election.

Fri. deadline for Democrats to return to Texas approaches

Texas State Rep. says Dems leaving state is about pushing back against Trump's 'extreme' agenda

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is making new threats against Democratic lawmakers who left the state in order to block a vote on redistricting legislation. State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos (D-TX) joins Erielle Reshef to share more on why her party is pushing back against the Trump administration’s agenda.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats face Republican deadline to stop standoff or face consequences

Tony Plohetski, an investigative reporter at the Austin American-Statesman, discusses how Texas Democrats are preparing for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP.

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Friday deadline for Democrats to return to Texas approaches

Texas Democrat elected officials who fled the state to avoid redistricting face Gov. Greg Abbot's deadline Friday to return to the state or face retaliation.

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Greg Abbott blasted by major Texas newspaper—"Corruption"

The newspaper criticized Abbott for his response to Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state in protest of the legislature's ...

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Israel plans takeover of Gaza City and Texas Gov. Abbott criticizes state Democrats: Morning Rundown

Plus, the suspect in a shooting this week at Fort Stewart in Georgia was bullied for his stutter when he first joined the ...

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Texas bans soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits beginning April 2026, Gov. Abbott says

Texans participating in a federal program that helps low-income individuals and families buy food will no longer be allowed ...

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Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment ...

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Texas Republicans Restrict Pay for Missing Democrats in Redistricting Dispute

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because ...

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