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Then-Sen. John Whitmire restored quorum in 2003, allowing mid-century GOP redistricting of Texas
A coalition of Texas Democrats recently fled to Chicago to block a similar redistricting effort by Republican lawmakers.
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Texas Democrat Greg Casar warns Trump-backed redistricting threatens voting rights
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar's job is threatened by Republicans' new redistricting plan. He says the map was drawn by Trump's ...
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Texas redistricting: A look at the process and requirements
Texas politicians and political activists are waging a battle over mid-decade congressional redistricting to benefit the ...
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Texas House Democrats evacuated from Illinois hotel after bomb threat
The lawmakers are among the group that fled the state to prevent a Republican-backed redistricting plan from coming to a vote ...
Texas governor asks court to remove Houston rep from office over breaking quorum
Greg Abbott has raised the stakes in a heightening political showdown-calling for the removal of Texas Rep. Gene Wu (D- ...
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 ...
Greg Abbott sues to remove Houston lawmaker for leading redistricting quorum break
The lawsuit alleges Gene Wu forfeited his office when he led the Democratic House caucus in fleeing the state over ...
Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress
The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, ...
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 ...