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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 in order to ...
Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out
Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...
Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...
'This is nothing short of blatant racism' | Texas Democrats speak from Chicago after leaving to break quorum
This corrupt special session is over,” said Democratic leader Gene Wu, less than a day before House Republicans are set to ...
‘They decided to cheat.’ National Democrats, Gov. JB Pritzker vow to do whatever it takes to win redistricting battle
As Texas House Democrats hunker down in Illinois to try to stop a Republican-led redistricting plan in their state, national ...
Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab?
AURORA, ILL. – Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block GOP redistricting have been very open about their effort, ...
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them
The Republican-controlled state House did not have the required quorum for a scheduled vote on the new district maps Monday ...