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A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block Republicans from pushing through a new congressional map.

The New York Times · 19h

‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms

A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Pressure mounts on Texas Democrats as walkout stretches into a second week

Both sides dug in for a second week of a political standoff in Texas, with Democratic lawmakers promising to stay out of the state until next week to kill a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts and Gov.

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Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...

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'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run

Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

The Texas Tribune16h

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 ...

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Democratic strategist says party lacks 'moral authority' on Texas redistricting fight

Texas redistricting battle intensifies as Republicans push for five new seats and California considers emergency measures to counteract Republican gains.

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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 ...

News-Gazette9hOpinion

Jim Dey | Texas Dems help Pritzker grab a spotlight again

J.B. Pritzker speaks alongside Gene Wu, right, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, and other Texas Democrats on Aug. 3, ...

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Billionaire Democratic Gov. Pritzker defends his wealth as party rails against the rich

Gov. JB Pritzker defended his billionaire status on Sunday during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, as some members of ...

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“The Valley matters to us”: Texas Democratic Party leader makes ...

McALLEN — Democrats are ready to fight for South Texas. That is the message Kendall Scudder, the new chair of the Texas Democratic Party, shared last weekend as he visited the Rio Grande Valley ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott sues to remove alleged "ringleader" of Democratic walkout from office amid redistricting showdown

Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.

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