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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 their slim congressional majority next year.

Texas House Democrats leave state to block proposed Republican congressional map

Early reports indicate that some of the Democrats have fled to Chicago, others to Albany and Boston — all to cities in Democrat-led states.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Texas House panel passes new redistricting map that adds more GOP seats

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of people of color.

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Greg Abbott threatens to remove, replace House Democrats who fled Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a threat. If Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting bill are not at the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN19h

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will ...

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Can lawmakers legally flee the state? Here’s what we know about Texas law on quorum-breaking

Is the Democrats’ decision to break quorum illegal? No, it's not. But they could still be detained by state troopers in ...

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Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: ‘It’s time to fight back’

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) urged his party to "fight back" on Sunday as Democratic legislators left the Lone Star ...

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Beto O'Rourke Says Third Trump Term Is Coming If Texas Democrats Don't Fight Back

The former congressman spoke to MSNBC about what Democrats need to do to stop GOP lawmakers from redistricting Texas's Congressional map.

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Texas Democrats breaking quorum may only delay congressional map change, expert says

Because the quorum is broken, the Texas Legislature can’t advance the redistricting proposal or any of the 18 items on the ...

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