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Democrats, Texas and Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 2d

AG Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House Democrats who broke quorum

The Texas Supreme Court should vacate the seats of 13 state House Democrats who left the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in petitions filed Friday afternoon. Paxton’s filings, known as quo warranto petitions,

Politico on MSN · 2d

Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

Texas House to convene Mon., likely without a quorum

CNN on MSN · 1d

Stalemate in Texas House continues. Here’s how it ended previously

The events in Austin to stop a Texas redistricting are not happening for the first time. In 2003, Democrats had no way of stopping redistricting efforts, so a group of 55 Texas House Democrats concocted a plan to leave the state.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 15m

Texas House to convene Monday, likely without a quorum

In the days since, Republicans have tried several strategies to bring Democrats home, including issuing warrants of civil arrest.

KLAS Las Vegas on MSN · 2h

Texas House set to reconvene

Texas Republicans plan to vote again to re-draw congressional district lines. Republicans right now have a four-seat majority in the House of Representatives. Historically, the president’s party doesn’t do well during midterm elections and President Donald Trump says he wants to preserve the Republican majority.

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Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn ...

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Texas Legislature to take another swing at redistricting vote as Democrats extend their walkout

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party’s ...

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What Supreme Court Justices Said About Gerrymandering

The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...

In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the ...

BizPac Review56m

Gov. Abbott says Texas redistricting fight ‘could literally last years’

Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed that his state’s redistricting fight may not be resolved anytime soon. The governor joined Fox News on Sunday to discuss the drama […] ...

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Moore says push to redraw Wisconsin congressional map different from Texas

Milwaukee’s congresswoman says the push to redraw Wisconsin’s political map is nothing like the push from Texas Republicans ...

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A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting

For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...

Laredo Morning Times1d

Rep. Raymond stays in Texas, affirms Democratic unity against GOP redistricting plans

Texas Rep. Richard Raymond voiced harsh opposition to the GOP mid-decade redistricting plan, warning it’d harm minority ...

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Texas House to convene Mon., likely without a quorum

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