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Texas, GOP and congressional maps

CNN on MSN · 5h

Texas GOP nears vote on new maps as Democrats stage protest in state House

Texas Republicans are moving closer to approving new congressional maps amid a Democratic show of protest over the GOP House speaker’s order that members who fled the state weeks earlier be placed under law enforcement watch.

The Detroit News · 1h

First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall with Texas GOP poised for vote on maps

Texas Democratic state lawmakers delayed the vote by fleeing the state, but enough returned this week for the body to reconvene.

Associated Press News · 2h

Live updates: Texas GOP poised to vote on new gerrymandered district map

The Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP at the behest of President Donald Trump.

Texas, Democrats and California

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

What to Know as a Texas Lawmaker Protests Police Escorts and California Takes up Redistricting

Other Democratic lawmakers have joined a colleague in staying at the Texas Capitol rather than accept around-the-clock police escorts meant to prevent them from blocking a vote on a Republican plan fo

More Texas Democrats spend the night in the state Capitol in protest amid redistricting fight

After having fled the state over redistricting legislation, Democratic lawmakers had to agree to have security escorts to leave the chamber. Now, a number are refusing.

The Washington Post · 1d

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

Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the state

21hon MSN

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

13hon MSN

Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

1h

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

2h

Trump urges Texas Republicans to swiftly pass redistricting maps while Newsom, California Dems counter

Texas Democrats end walkout as GOP-controlled legislature prepares to vote on redistricting maps that could flip five ...

1don MSN

Texas Democratic legislator is sleeping in the state Capitol after refusing security escort to leave

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

14hon MSN

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

5h

Texas Republicans Ready to Pass New Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted

The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue ...

1don MSN

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ ...

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