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Watch Live: The Texas House is set to reconvene Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face consequences.

Houston Chronicle · 9h

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.

CNN on MSN · 9h

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

House, Texas and FBI

AOL · 2h

Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats

Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House Democrats absconding six days ago to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting.

FOX 26 Houston · 50m

U.S. Senator John Cornyn gets approval for FBI to help find 'runaway Texas House Democrats'

Texas, got approval for the FBI to help Texas law enforcement locate state legislators who have fled the state to prevent a quorum and stall the legislative process.

CNN on MSN · 1d

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

GOP, Texas and Democratic state

MSNBC · 3h

'This BS is un-American': Texas Democratic Caucus Chair rips GOP over gerrymander

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now suing to remove from office more than a dozen Democrats who left the state to block the GOP’s rigged congressional map proposal. State Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair,

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Texas Democrats absent again, as GOP threatens expulsion lawsuit

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not achieve a quorum, stalling business

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 12h

Abbott Threatens to Add Even More GOP Seats in Texas If Dems Don’t Return

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to expand Republicans’ power grab over the state’s congressional maps even further. If... As we’ve noted, Gov. Abbott earlier this week leapfrogged his own attorney general in trying to get at least one Texas Democrat’s seat declared vacant.

9hon MSN

Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, earlier told ABC News Thursday that he believes his caucus would hold out on Friday ...

6mon MSN

Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting

On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...

36mon MSN

How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump t ...

18hon MSN

Republicans are going outside of Texas to try to redraw more US House seats

National Republicans are ramping up their efforts to squeeze out more GOP-friendly congressional seats ahead of the 2026 ...

8hon MSN

Another day passes without a quorum in the Texas House

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state last Sunday to stop consideration of a proposed congressional redistricting ...

7hon MSN

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

Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN9h

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 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speak with Texas Democrats in California

Newsom has floated a redistricting effort in California as Texas Republicans seek to move forward with their redistricting ...

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