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Texas redistricting showdown: Legal questions mount as power struggle intensifies

While the political battle lines are clear legal questions are being raised as Texas GOP leaders push to get lawmakers back ...

North Texas lawmaker backs Gov. Greg Abbott's push to oust Democratic "ringleader" over redistricting standoff

Rep. Katrina Pierson says Democrats who fled the state to block redistricting votes should face consequences, as Gov. Abbott ...

Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state ...

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep.

FBI joins redistricting drama: What Texas leaders are demanding now

The FBI is now helping Texas leaders locate Democratic lawmakers who fled the state amid an escalating redistricting standoff ...

Texas Democrats defy Gov. Abbott's redistricting ultimatum, and threats of arrest, to block consideration of new congressional maps

The governor had threatened to kick Democrats out of office after dozens fled the state to prevent new district lines from ...

Trump says Texas GOP 'entitled' to more seats as redistricting showdown continues

Pritzker accused Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of "thwarting the will of the American people" and Illinois' Lt ...