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AG Ken Paxton asks Illinois state court to allow for the arrest of Texas House Democrats
Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area ...
FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois after the lawmakers fled in redistricting battle, US senator says
CHICAGO — Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the FBI has granted his request to assist Texas law ...
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...
Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out
Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to derail congressional redistricting bill
Texas House Democrats flee the state to delay a Republican-driven redistricting plan. A vote on a bill is scheduled for ...
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...
Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map
Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.
Texas Democrats Leave for Chicago to Halt Redistricting
Texas Democratic lawmakers said they left the state in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its ...
Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that if Democrats don't return to Austin on Friday, they will be fired.