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Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to block a GOP-led congressional redistricting plan said they would return after ...

Sine die looms as House Democrats maintain week-long quorum break

Texas lawmakers are set to gavel in at 10 a.m. Friday for what could be the final day of the state’s first special session as ...

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate ...

California pushes left, Texas to the right, with U.S. House control and Trump agenda in play

The jockeying in the nation’s two most populous states underscores the stakes for both parties in the narrowly divided House ...

Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

Former President Obama joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny GOP redistricting effort, cheering on their efforts.
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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

In Illinois, Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries says affordability could be key message for the midterms

SPRINGFIELD — As national Democrats continue looking for a message that will resonate with the American public enough to put ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...