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Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

The Texas House is assigning state troopers to monitor Democratic lawmakers who returned to the Capitol on Monday, an extraordinary step as GOP leaders seek to prevent another disruption in their pus...

The Texas Tribune · 1h

Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan

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Texas Democrats Say They're Ending A Two-Week Walkout Over Gerrymandered U.S. House Map Plan

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Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map

Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S...

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Texas Democrats say they’re ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan

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Quorum was restored for the second called special session

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A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers

At Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urging, they’ve drafted a proposal to increase the number to 48.

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Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting

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What to know about redistricting fights as Texas Democrats return and California starts work

The Texas Tribune on MSN1h

Rep. Ray Lopez of San Antonio will not seek reelection to Texas House

State Rep. Ray Lopez, a San Antonio Democrat, will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the Legislature’s lower chamber.

Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

The redrawing begun in Texas weeks ago has been stalled since dozens of Democrats, who are the minority in each chamber, left the state on Aug. 3.

Texas House Democrats accept Skokie official’s invite to north suburban mosque

Exiled Texas State Democratic legislators, who fled to Illinois to block gerrymandering, visited a mosque with a Skokie official.

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Texas House could have quorum today as second special session continues

The Texas House could have a quorum today as the second special session continues. House Democrats acknowledge they don't have the votes in redistricting.

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Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

Texas lawmakers in Illinois heading back home following two-week walkout over remap fight

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.