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Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up GOP redistricting fight

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

CNN on MSN · 3h

Texas Democrats signal they are ready to end redistricting standoff and return to state

Texas House Democratic lawmakers signaled on Thursday they are preparing to end their standoff over redistricting and return to the state.

Austin American-Statesman · 1h

Democrats are nearing a return to Texas after quorum break over GOP redistricting

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said Caucus Chair Gene Wu of Houston in a statement.

Ken Paxton, Texas and Illinois

Newsweek on MSN · 7h

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 comment via online inquiry forms on Thursday, outside of regular office hours.

Austin American-Statesman · 19h

Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas House.

Yahoo · 22h

Illinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats

An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their

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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2h

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

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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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Texas Democrats weighing whether to return to state and end redistricting standoff, sources tell CNN

Texas Democratic lawmakers are currently holding a members-only meeting and discussing next steps as they weigh how long to ...

What a second special session could mean for Texas redistricting, flood relief

If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they ...

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Watch: Indiana, Texas Democrats push back against mid-decade redistricting

Several Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts Wednesday afternoon in Chicago to rail against what they have ...

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Texas AG asks judge to arrest Beto O'Rourke for redistricting battle fundraising

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a judge to jail Beto O'Rourke for fundraising efforts connected to the state’s redistricting fight.

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