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Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

Reports have suggested the absent lawmakers are considering a return to Texas, while a statement from the caucus insists a decision has not been made.

USA TODAY on MSN · 15h

Texas Senate Democrats walk out over GOP redistricting bill

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 22h

Texas Democratic senators stage symbolic walkout to protest redistricting debate

Texas Senate Democrats staged their exit from the chamber Tuesday just before state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, moved to open up debate on the redistricting bill. The nine Democratic members slowly filed out of the chamber in a single file line.

GOP, Texas and The Republicans

The Washington Post · 22h

Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver Trump more GOP congressional seats

Texas Republican leaders say they’re prepared to end their stalemated legislative special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the GOP’s efforts to redraw congressional map

CBS News · 23h

Abbott says Texas Republicans may seek to add more than 5 GOP congressional seats

As the battle over Texas' redistricting effort stretched into a second week, Gov. Greg Abbott said Republican lawmakers may seek to add more than the five congressional seats proposed in the new map.

MSNBC · 1d

Texas State Rep. Talarico speaks out on GOP threats against Dems who left state

With Democratic lawmakers out of state, the Texas House has failed to reach a quorum on their special session. The Democrats fled in order to block a vote on a GOP-led redistricting push. State. Rep.

Texas Senate Passes GOP Maps As House Democrats’ Absence Blocks Final Vote

Senators passed the maps in a 19-2 vote after nine Democrats left the floor in protest. Two Democrats — Judith Zaffirini of ...

New redistricting map sparks clash over Latino political representation in Texas

Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying ...

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GOP has the edge in redistricting arms race with Democrats

Democrats have vowed to “fight fire with fire” since the GOP moved to add five red seats in Texas, but they face many ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...

18hon MSN

Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House Democrats remain out of state.

33mon MSN

Cornyn asks DOJ to probe groups tied to O’Rourke, others in Texas fight

Sen. John Cornyn (D-Texas) is asking the Justice Department (DOJ) to investigate groups —including former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D) Powered by People — that have allegedly helped fund Texas ...

Bernie Sanders slams Texas GOP redistricting plans as ‘pathetic,’ urges Democrats to ‘fight back’

Senator Bernie Sanders, a longtime opponent of gerrymandering who called Texas Republicans’ redistricting plans “pathetic,” ...

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Dems suggest GOP redistricting has forced them to play partisan politics, Republicans argue nothing's changed

Democrats say GOP redistricting efforts are forcing them into partisan retaliation, but Republicans argue that partisan map drawing has always been part of the Democrats' game plan.

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