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Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

Reports have suggested the absent lawmakers are considering a return to Texas, while a statement from the caucus insists a decision has not been made.

San Francisco Examiner · 14m

How a US Senate race is shaping the fight over redistricting in Texas

The Texas redistricting battle intensifies as U.S. Senate candidates use the contentious fight for political leverage, amplifying tensions between Democrats and Republicans.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

On the nearby House floor, Republican lawmakers maneuvered to try to launch a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. They’ve drawn up a new map of U.S. House districts that could give the GOP five more seats and help the party maintain control of the narrowly divided chamber.

Texas AG wants to arrest Beto O’Rourke

AOL · 49m

Texas AG Paxton files motion of contempt against O’Rourke

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for contempt against former U.S. Rep. Robert Francis (Beto) O’Rourke claiming he violated a temporary restraining order issued by a Tarrant County judge.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 21h

Paxton working to put Beto O’Rourke ‘behind bars’ for PAC payments to Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday said prison is on the line for former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke after he was accused of violating a court order blocking him from funding Democratic lawmakers seeking to thwart the GOP’s redistricting plan.

BizPac Review · 3h

Human F-bomb machine Beto O’Rourke goes off as Texas AG vows to ‘lock him up’

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) is not taking state Attorney General Ken Paxton's threats of his arrest very well.

Texas Gov. Abbott threatens immediate new session

The Washington Post on MSN · 5d

Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

During a brief session Friday, state House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced the chamber did not have enough members present to conduct business.

CBS News · 1d

Abbott calls out Democrats who fled Texas, threatens to remove them from office

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told CBS News Texas that Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a congressional redistricting vote should face consequences for not showing up for work. He said he is seeking to "vacate them from office.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Abbott threatens to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas if California makes good on its threat to remove five Republican districts from its maps.

Texas Funeral Service Commission drops suit to muzzle 2 ex-staff attorneys

Former staff attorneys Christopher Burnett and Sarah Sanders, who were fired July 21, were accused of breaching their ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Eli Lilly with Lawsuit Over Alleged Bribery Scandal in Big Pharma

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Eli Lilly for alleged bribery to promote diabetes drugs, claiming violation of state fraud laws and ...

Texas Sues Eli Lilly For Alleged Kickback Scheme Involving Mounjaro, Zepbound

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY), accusing the pharmaceutical giant ...

2hon MSN

Texas GOP shadow battle emerges over Dem runaways

A chasm has emerged between two Texas Republican Senate candidates in the legal fight against Democrats who fled the state to ...

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Texas Accuses Lilly of ‘Bribing’ Prescribers to Push Mounjaro, Zepbound in New Suit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that through an alleged kickback scheme Eli Lilly “fraudulently sought to maximize profits at taxpayer expense.” ...

1don MSN

State utility commission sues Texas attorney general to avoid releasing data on crypto companies’ power use

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas wants to block the release of data on cryptocurrency mining, due to concerns ...

5don MSN

EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy eyeing bid for Texas attorney general

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is eyeing a bid for Texas attorney general, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill, as ...

12hon MSN

Texas legal battles over redistricting swell; second special session set

"If we still do not have a quorum on Friday, the House and the Senate will sine die this session, and the Governor will ...

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