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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 ...
The Texas gerrymandering showdown is about to get even messier
Things are messy and only getting messier. To understand the showdown in Texas — and its stakes for the rest of the country — ...
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 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 legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort
Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to ...
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.