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Texas, Democrats and redistricting plan

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 15h

For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention — and partisan retribution at home

Democrats said the walkout inspired a national protest against GOP redistricting. But it also greased the path for other bills they oppose and unified Texas Republicans.

CBS Austin on MSN · 21h

Texas Democrats take center stage at DNC national meeting amid redistricting fight

MINNEAPOLIS — Texas Democrats are making their case on the national stage this week, as leaders from across the country gather in Minneapolis for the Democratic

Yahoo on MSN · 4d

Texas Republicans passed their redistricting map. Now they're taking aim at the tactic Democrats used to delay it.

Democrats successfully stalled the plan for weeks by fleeing the state. New proposed rules would strictly limit their ability to do that in the future.

Democrats, Texas House and STAAR bill

25 News KXXV · 17h

Texas House’s latest STAAR bill fails to meaningfully change the test, some Democrats say

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are considering nearly identical bills to replace the test as they gather for a second special legislative session.

CBS News · 21h

New bill proposes $5,000 fine for Texas Democrats who broke quorum

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott added another piece of legislation to the special session agenda, described as political payback for the House Democrats who fled the state during the first special session.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 15h

Texas House Democrats facing $9,000 fines for breaking quorum

Now that Texas lawmakers have passed new Congressional maps, Texas House Democrats will now be fined more than $9,000 each for breaking quorum for two weeks.

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Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats prepared for a final show of resistance against a Republican effort to redraw the ...

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Democrats set to take Texas redistricting fight to the courts

The Texas redistricting battle is entering a new front as the fight turns to the courts, where Democrats and civil rights ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to ...

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Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting

The move will allow Republicans to move forward with their plan to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm ...

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Texas Democrats Have A Plan To Disrupt The Trump-Approved Congressional Map

If everything goes Democrats’ way, Trump’s demands for five seats in Texas to mitigate losses elsewhere may not materialize.

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Abbott scores big win in redistricting battle as Texas Democrats' blockade collapses

While Gov. Greg Abbott blasted through a Democratic blockade and advanced a new congressional map, California Gov. Gavin ...

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More Texas Democrats spend the night in the state Capitol in protest amid redistricting fight

After having fled the state over redistricting legislation, Democratic lawmakers had to agree to have security escorts to ...

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How Texas Republicans are punishing statehouse Democrats who fled the state

Democrats said Republicans in the Texas House crossed a line by detaining them en masse and then assigning state troopers to ...

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Texas Democrat says she's locked inside state Capitol after refusing mandatory DPS escort

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked ...

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