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Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...
Where Are All the Texas Democrats? What We Know
Texas Democrats have left the state, with many in Illinois, to block a vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan.
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move ...
Beto O’Rourke raises funds for Texas Democrats, says 2026 midterms will be decided this summer
Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he is raising funds for Democratic members of the state legislature who left ...
Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat
The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to ...
Texas Dems have legal right to leave state: State party chair
The fight over a proposed redistricting in Texas has spread as Texas Democrats fled the state to prevent a vote on a new map ...
Republicans are full steam ahead on redistricting — and not just in Texas
Redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms is at the center of the political universe this week, and Vice President JD Vance's visit to Indiana on Thursday is a big signal the White House isn't backing ...