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GOP, Texas and Democrats

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Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.

Texas Democrats leave state to protest GOP-led redistricting vote

Fox News' Garrett Tenney reports the latest on the redistricting standoff from Chicago. Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen also joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the feud and what he sees as a major shift in national politics.

Texas Democrats Flee to Illinois in Protest of Trump-Backed GOP Redistricting Plan

Texas House Democrats fled to Illinois to avoid a vote on a redistricting plan favoring Republicans, causing a standoff with GOP leaders who threaten consequences for their absence. The move has wider implications for national partisan politics.

Texas, Democrats and New York governor

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Texas Democrats flee state, echoing Wisconsin lawmakers’ 2011 move to block Act 10

This is not the first time Democrats have fled to protest a vote. It happened in Wisconsin in 2011 in response to Act 10, which ended collective bargaining rights.

New York governor welcomes fleeing Texas Democrats

New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with Democratic lawmakers from Texas after they left their state to protest and prevent a legislative session on congressional redistricting. Hochul criticized Republicans as "law breaking cowboys.

New York to try amending constitution in response to Texas redistricting

Multiple Democratic governors, including Hochul, have threatened to redraw their states' maps to benefit Democrats, but most of those states have legal hurdles to doing so.

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Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the ...

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Texas Republican district attorney posts video smoking weed to protest prohibition

A Republican district attorney in West Texas embarked on a highly public campaign to protest the state’s ban on marijuana: ...

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Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?

Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has ...

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The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition

Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...

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‘Rise Against the Regime’ protest scheduled for San Angelo amid nationwide protest plans

A series of protests against the Trump administration organized by the 50501 Movement has been scheduled to occur nationwide ...

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Texas Democrats Arrive in Illinois to Block Vote Back Home on Redrawn House Maps Sought by Trump

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional ...

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