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The Texas Tribune on MSN · 15m

Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

Rhonda Belford: Democrats can’t fight for democracy in Texas while undermining it in Illinois

In 2021, Gov. JB Pritzker in 2021 signed one of the most aggressively gerrymandered congressional maps in the country.

Real Clear Politics on MSN · 1d

Porter: We Welcome Texas Dems Bringing Attention to Absurd Illinois Gerrymandering

RCP contributor and lawyer Richard Porter joined Tom Bevan Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast, to discuss why Democrats are happy to fight on the issue of redistricting, and the vulnerabilities they're exposing by comparing what Texas is doing to blue states like Illinois.

Texas, Democrats and Ken Paxton

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.

Austin American-Statesman · 9h

Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit seeking to force Illinois authorities to assist with returning nearly three dozen Democrats who fled to block a vote on a GOP redistricting plan.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3h

Paxton demands Illinois court enforce arrest of Democrats who left Texas

"This court must give full faith and credit to warrants duly issued by the Texas House of Representatives," the lawsuit states.

15m

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 ...

KWQC on MSN1h

Pritzker: FBI can’t arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CNI) -Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a ...

2don MSN

Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN19h

Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear

The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s ...

10hon MSN

Texas Democrats plead 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 ...

1d

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

After Gov JB Pritzker interview on Colbert show, Texas House Democratic members Wednesday morning said they received a bomb ...

2d

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth2d

'Time for y'all to love America again': Texas Dems in Illinois call on Republicans to 'be brave'

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois this week to break quorum called on state Republicans to "be brave" and refuse President ...

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