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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 Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map

Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.

Texas Democrats Evacuate After Bomb Threat At Chicago Hotel

"This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be 'hunted down,'" one Texas Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.

Pritzker takes Texas poke on ‘The Late Show’

Gov. JB Pritzker took the Texas redistricting battle to late night TV, appearing on Stephen Colbert ’s “The Late Show.” ...
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What is gerrymandering? The controversial tactic Texas Democrats are fighting

Gerrymandering is a longtime tactic used to give political advantage to one party over another when redrawing legislative ...

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

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 ...