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Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote
The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
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Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
How Texas' proposed map would affect the battle for the House: From the Politics Desk
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Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic lawmakers leave state
Democratic Texas state rep. Gene Wu weighs in on the redistricting battle as the Texas House fails to reach quorum after several Democrats left the state.
Texas House Democrats flee the state to block a vote on new congressional map
Texas Republicans proposed a new map that could give the GOP five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm election.
Disaster relief bills get hearing in Texas House but will stall if shutdown continues
No votes have been taken since at least 51 House Democrats left the state Sunday to block a key redistricting vote by keeping ...
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 ...