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Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the ...
Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...
Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum
Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...
Texas Democrats defy Gov. Abbott’s redistricting ultimatum, and threats of arrest, to block consideration of new congressional maps
The governor had threatened to kick Democrats out of office after dozens fled the state to prevent new district lines from ...
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Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
Texas Governor Threatens to Remove Democrats Who Left the State Over Trump-Backed Redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
Gov. Abbott demands arrest of House Democrats who fled Texas to block vote on redistricting maps
BREAKING: Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned ...