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'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run
Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...
Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...
The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan
Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump.
Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...
Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from providing financial support to Texas Democrats who fled state over redistricting
The ruling could deal a significant financial blow to the state Democratic lawmakers who are facing financial penalties and ...
'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 ...
Redistricting battle intensifies as Texas AG seeks to oust absent lawmakers
The redistricting standoff in Texas has taken a sharp legal turn. On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a sweeping ...