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Austin American-Statesman · 2h

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 · 23m

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.

The Hill on MSN · 41m

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against state House Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw Texas’s congressional maps. On Monday,

Democrats, FBI and Texas

FBI tasked with helping locate Texas Democrats who sought refuge in Illinois

On Monday, the Texas House approved arrest warrants for Democratic state lawmakers who state troopers can locate. However, those warrants are only enforceable within Texas. WGN's Julian Crews has more.

Chicago Sun-Times · 7h

Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'

It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing Texas Democrats as of Thursday morning.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a Republican-led redistricting plan.

2hon MSN

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 ...

7hon MSN

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

5hon MSN

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to ...

3don MSN

Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump

A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of ...

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