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Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the absent Texas House Democrats currently in Illinois, arguing the court does not have the jurisdiction to rule in the matter.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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.

UPI · 11m

Judge rejects Texas' request to enforce arrest warrants in map row

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans.

Texas, Democrats

Yahoo · 6h

Texas Democratic standoff continues

Democrats in Texas walked out of a special session of the Texas legislature, forcing a lack of quorum. The political move was an attempt to stop U.S. congressional districts being redrawn. Traditionally,

CNN on MSN · 1d

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 continue to remain out of the state and block a new congressional map, three sources close to the caucus told CNN.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Texas legislative standoff continues, flurry of lawsuits flung at state House Democrats protesting redistricting proposal

The Texas House failed to meet quorum for the third time on Friday, as a political showdown continues to play out between Texas Republicans and Democrats over redistricting mid-decade.

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

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Congressional Seat Standoff In Texas

HuffPost senior reporter Sebastian Murdock spoke with State Rep. Vince Perez about the ongoing gerrymandering battle in Texas ...

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How the Texas Standoff Will (Probably) End

Texas state Democrats had been plotting their departure for weeks. But most weren’t sure they were going—or where they were ...

Abbott hitting reset in Texas redistricting standoff

Plus: Federalization takes hold in D.C.{beacon} TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT (R) said Tuesday he’ll call for another special ...

Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary

The push to redraw Texas’ congressional maps outside the normal 10-year cycle follows a push by President Donald Trump’s advisers to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in the 2026 ...

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Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver Trump more GOP congressional seats

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows confirmed the plans during a brief session Tuesday morning that marked another failure to ...

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Abbott to call another special session amid Texas standoff

Texas Redistricting Turmoil Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he planned to call another special session after the state House failed to achieve a quorum, the minimum number of lawmakers needed in ...

Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff

Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.

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