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Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats
The redistricting battle is opening the possibility to blue and red states changing their own congressional maps.
A Christian college ministry enables a sex offender and Texas Democrats flee to Illinois: Morning Rundown
Plus, former college football coach and attorney Derek Dooley launches a Senate bid in Georgia as the GOP eyes Jon Ossoff's seat.
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Texas Democrats flee to Illinois to block Trump-backed GOP redistricting plan
Texas Democrats joined Gov. JB Pritzker at a Sunday night news conference in Carol Stream, where the Democratic governor ...
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Texas Democrats flee state to block GOP redistricting efforts ahead of midterms
Texas State House Democrats have left the Lone Star State for locations such as New York and Illinois, effectively halting a ...
Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be "felons." ...
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Watch live: Texas Democrats, Hochul answer questions
Texas Democrats who fled the state over GOP efforts to redraw congressional maps are scheduled to answer reporters’ questions with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday. The Texas ...
Can lawmakers legally flee the state? Here’s what we know about Texas law on quorum-breaking
Is the Democrats’ decision to break quorum illegal? No, it's not. But they could still be detained by state troopers in ...