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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.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey weighs in on Democrats' redistricting fight

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus.

Yahoo · 1d

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus. Abbott argued that Wu has "forfeited" his office by fleeing the state along with other Democratic lawmakers to prevent the quorum necessary for Texas House to vote on enacting the new GOP-proposed congressional map -- with Republican control of the U.

FBI, GOP and Texas

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrats face deadline to return or face GOP expulsion lawsuit

A brawl over redrawing congressional lines in Texas has set off a nationwide political clash. Inside the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton and fellow Republicans have said Democrats must return by Friday.

USA Today · 17h

GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

Politico · 17h

FBI agrees to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.

Texas, redistricting

CNN on MSN · 1h

The Texas redistricting showdown reaches a critical moment

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with legislative business, including redistricting.

NPR · 1d

Texas GOP Caucus chair on what's next in state's redistricting battle

On Sunday, Texas Democrats fled the state to avoid giving Republicans a quorum for a special session. We speak with Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the state's redistricting fight.

The Indianapolis Star · 1d

How the Texas redistricting fight is spilling over to other states

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week.

Texas, California and congress

The New York Times · 2d

California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.

As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats.

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 15h

Powerful labor coalition backs redrawing California’s congressional map in fight with Texas and Trump

A powerful, deep-pocketed force in California politics endorsed redrawing the state's congressional maps to counter President Trump's effort to push GOP states, notably Texas, to increase his party's numbers in Congress in next year's midterm election.

CBS News · 1d

Fight intensifies over Texas' redrawn congressional maps

The Texas House reconvened Tuesday afternoon in Austin after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Democratic lawmakers were not in attendance, making it the second day in a row the House hasn't met a quorum.

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California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican ...

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Democrats are ready to fight in the mud with Trump. It could get messy.

it would affirm support for California’s independent commission and call for fair redistricting nationwide. Second, it would include a trigger that says a pre-drawn new House map expected to boost ...

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Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles

California is eyeing a ballot initiative this fall to redraw its House map for 2026 — only if Texas Republicans redistrict to ...

CBS Texas on MSN5h

Texas redistricting standoff escalates as Democrats head to California, face lawsuit and arrest warrants

Texas House Democrats, who fled the state to block a GOP-led redistricting plan, are now heading to California, where Gov.

Why Texas could face greater legal hurdles than California in redistricting fight

The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the ...

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Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead ...

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This Democratic US House district in Texas is real, but it was drawn by Republicans

While the map is accurate, the House seat was not "stolen" by Democrats — the district was drawn by the Republican-controlled ...

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