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Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting effort plot their exit strategy

Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

CBS News · 1d

Texas House Democrats block redistricting vote, triggering second special session

Texas House Democrats blocked the end of the first special session by maintaining a quorum break, preventing Republicans from passing new congressional maps. Speaker Dustin Burrows adjourned the session with only 95 members present—five short of quorum.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Texas Republicans start another redistricting session. California Democrats will counter.

Texas Republicans have ended a legislative session without approving new congressional maps but quickly began another intended to satisfy President Trump’s wishes.

With redistricting, Texas Democratic Party Chair fighting a battle on two fronts

They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in control.” ...

Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map

The leader of Democrats in the Texas House said the battle over redistricting, which could determine control of Congress, is ...

1dOpinion

Texas Democrats showed how to use Trump's playbook against him

For weeks, Texas Democrats have been doing everything in their power to draw national attention to a radical Republican plan ...

The New Yorker1d

The Texas Democrats’ Remote Resistance

After leaving the state to block the G.O.P. from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, Democratic lawmakers are keeping ...

1don MSN

After evading police and threats, Texas lawmakers prepare their return

In a climate primed for retribution, Democrats have faced far more intimidation than they did when they left the state in ...

Texas maps trigger Democratic discord

The new Texas maps are causing quiet discord among House Democrats in danger of being displaced.

2dOpinion

Texas Democratic state legislators are at it again | Andrew D. Hayes

Honestly, the Democratic Party does not occupy the moral high ground in this fight and should quit whining about unfair ...

1hon MSN

Harrison: As Texas and California talk redistricting, there’s no fight in Mississippi

Mississippi most likely will not engage in the redistricting battle because Republicans already have been helped about as ...

2don MSN

California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas in fight for US House

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek approval of redrawn ...

1don MSN

Democrat says Texas "gerrymandering war" shows party's new fiery path

"It's imperative at this moment to use every tool that we have to fight back," Isaiah Martin, a candidate running in Texas's ...

Click2Houston4mon

“The Valley matters to us”: Texas Democratic Party leader makes ...

McALLEN — Democrats are ready to fight for South Texas. That is the message Kendall Scudder, the new chair of the Texas Democratic Party, shared last weekend as he visited the Rio Grande Valley ...

3don MSN

Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

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