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Pritzker says Illinois remap is possible as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican redistricting efforts in Texas.

CBS News on MSN · 12h

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, DNC Chair Ken Martin join Texas Democrats in fight against redistricting plan

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Democrats, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democratic National Chair Ken Martin, are meeting Tuesday to continue the fight against a redistricting plan to add five seats favoring Republicans.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Decamped in Illinois, Texas Democrats say they will not back down from redistricting fight

Texas Democrats in Illinois responded to threats Monday from Gov. Greg Abbott and said that they were prepared to escalate a redistricting fight.

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UPI on MSN · 1h

Texas AG will seek to vacate congressional seats of fled Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday announced he will ask the court to declare the seats of the absent Democrats vacant.

CBS News · 15h

Texas Democrats prevent vote on GOP congressional map, for now

Dozens of Texas Democrats went to Illinois and other states in protest over a redrawn congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in five House races next year. Some lawmakers say they hope Democratic-controlled states will retaliate and redraw their own congressional maps.

NPR · 9h

Texas Democrats stalled an attempt to redraw voting maps. What's next?

Democratic lawmakers in Texas left the state to prevent a vote on redrawing the state’s congressional maps. The redrawn maps would create five more winnable U.S. House districts for Republicans. Democratic Texas state Rep.

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Texas Democrats stay put in Illinois as redistricting standoff continues

For the second straight morning, Texas Democratic lawmakers woke up in Illinois. They are hiding out in Democratic states to ...

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Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

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Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a ...

Texas Democrats in Illinois refuse to back down as legislative showdown continues

Dozens of Texas legislators riding out a special session of the state house in suburban Chicago to stop a controversial vote ...

Pritzker calls Trump a 'cheater' as he rallies with Texas Democrats

Texas Democrats again made public comments in Illinois on Aug. 5, standing alongside Illinois' governor and the Democratic National Committee's chair.

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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 ...

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What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants

Texas Republicans on Tuesday failed again to move forward with their redistricting efforts despite issuing civil arrest ...

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

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