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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in the state, according to a lawsuit the attorney general filed Friday. It’s the second time this week Paxton has petitioned a state to allow civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House to be enforced outside of state lines.

AOL · 1h

Texas House sues six Democrats absconding in California

Following through on his pledge to use all means necessary to find, arrest and return absconding House Democrats to Texas, the Texas House, led by House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, sued Democrats hiding out in California.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

Texas, House and the redistricting

Yahoo · 22h

Redistricting standoff: Texas House falls short of quorum again

The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet quorum for the third time this week as a dramatic political standoff continues to unfold. On Friday, only 95 of the 150 members showed up—five short of the 100 needed to conduct official business.

The Associated Press on MSN · 23h

California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican seats in Texas.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

1850s East Texas plantation dating back to chattel slavery on the market for $1.59M

Once the heart of a sprawling East Texas plantation run on enslaved labor, the Monte Verdi estate —complete with original ...

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Here are the top House Democrats at risk from GOP redistricting

House Democrats in red states across the country are at risk as the redistricting arms race heats up. Texas Republicans’ proposed redraw, a President Trump-backed plan that could net the ...

Texas House fails to reach quorum as Democratic walkout hits sixth day

Texas Republicans need a quorum to pass new congressional maps that would send more Republicans to the U.S. House of ...

Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day

The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat ...

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Republicans are going outside of Texas to try to redraw more US House seats

National Republicans are ramping up their efforts to squeeze out more GOP-friendly congressional seats ahead of the 2026 ...

John Cornyn says FBI has granted his request to help track down Texas House Democrats

The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment and has not independently confirmed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s ...

Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State

The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a ...

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