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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance
Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...
Republicans step up pressure on Democratic lawmakers to return to Texas
Texas Republicans tried on Monday to pressure Democrats to return to the state legislature after their absence again ...
Texas sues in Northern California to force Democratic lawmakers home
The lawsuit was filed in Trump-friendly Tehama County in an effort by Republican leaders to force a redistricting plan ...
What’s at stake as more Democrats coalesce around Gov. Newsom’s redistricting proposal for House seats
The effort to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections could make GOP incumbents vulnerable.
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Texas GOP Ropes Public Safety Office Into Hunting Democrats
Texas House Speaker Duston Burrows revealed Monday that Republicans had tasked DPS to create a tip line— (866) 786-5972, ...
Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...
Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats
With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the ...
Watch live: Exclusive interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as Democrats boycott redistricting plan
On Monday, Abbott will speak with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the ...