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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

More than 50 Democrats left the state on Aug. 4 in a quorum-breaking move to stop congressional redistricting by stalling ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for second special session as redistricting showdown continues

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.
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The Texas Democrats’ Remote Resistance

After leaving the state to block the G.O.P. from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, Democratic lawmakers are keeping ...
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Governor Greg Abbott Calls for Second Special Legislative Session in Texas to Address 19-Item Agenda

Gov. Greg Abbott calls a second special Texas legislative session focusing on a 19-item agenda from flood relief to education ...

In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

Democrats have struggled to find effective ways to oppose President Donald Trump, and even some Democratic voters describe ...
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Texas Legislature’s second special session begins as quorum-breaking Democrats plan return

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

A second special session was called Friday after the Texas House failed to make a quorum for a sixth time in a row, amid Democrats leaving the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor ...

Bomb scares and phony pizza deliveries: Democrats who fled Texas grapple with security threats

The Texas Democratic lawmakers who decamped to Illinois to block a redistricting effort in their state faced threats of ...