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Texas Democrats fleeing to block GOP map echoes 1924 in Rhode Island

Legislators of one political party crossing state lines to avoid arrest happened here in Rhode Island 101 years ago – only it was Republicans who fled to Massachusetts that time.

The Hill on MSN · 22h

Texas Republican: GOP ‘will never have the White House again’ if state lost to Democrats

Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats overtake the majority in the Lone Star State. “I’m here to speak for myself.

Associated Press News on MSN · 11h

Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

Texas, Democrats and Flee State

CNN on MSN · 1h

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP five more seats. But the action in Austin is stalled for now.

POLITICO on MSN · 3h

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year,

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

Photos of Texas Redistricting Standoff as Democrats Flee State

A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps escalated as dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled the state to block a vote on a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans’ 2026 midterm prospects.

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How Texas Republicans want to dismantle Democratic districts

Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map for the state, with the goal of flipping five Democratic seats in ...

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Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is ...

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Texas lieutenant governor: ‘We’re a red state, we deserve more representation’

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress because the Lone Star State is a red state. In an interview on Fox News’s ...

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Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead ...

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Texas Republicans fail again to advance redistricting effort amid Democrat absences

President Trump is weighing in on the Texas redistricting showdown as the statehouse is set to reconvene again Tuesday ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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Texas map would add five safe Republican seats. What it means for the midterms.

The newly proposed Republican map, at President Donald Trump’s urging, would give the party a potential backstop for keeping ...

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What's up in Texas? Trump's gerrymandering push, explained

U.S. President Donald Trump isn't hiding that the push to redraw electoral boundaries in Texas is all about helping the ...

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