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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 ...
August 8, 2025: Texas AG sues to remove Democratic lawmakers who remain absent from legislature
The Texas House again failed to reach a quorum today as Democrats continue their standoff in their bid to block Republicans’ ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who ...
Rainbow PUSH Coalition hosts Texas Democrats protesting Republican redistricting effort
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.
The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law
The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...
Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke's group from aiding Democrats who fled Texas
Powered by People filed a responding suit against Paxton, claiming the attorney general's investigation violated the group's ...
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...
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 ...
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 ...
'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 ...