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Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting

The move will allow Republicans to move forward with their plan to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Washington Post on MSN · 15h

Democrats return to Texas, clearing way for GOP to draw new map

Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.

CBS News · 1d

Texas Democrats who fled the state to block GOP redistricting push begin returning

Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to deny a quorum are making their way back, each on their own timeline, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Texas, escort and Capitol

CBS News on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrat locked inside Capitol after refusing to sign slip for mandatory escort

Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

CNN on MSN · 34m

Democratic Texas lawmaker spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

HuffPost on MSN · 2h

Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers be surveilled by state troopers.

Texas Democrats end stunt as Gov. Newsom advances his own gerrymandering gambit

The California governor’s fight over district lines is no defense of democracy but a ruling-class ploy, exposing the ...

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

The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.” ...

2don MSN

Democrat says Texas "gerrymandering war" shows party's new fiery path

"It's imperative at this moment to use every tool that we have to fight back," Isaiah Martin, a candidate running in Texas's ...

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Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

Democratic lawmakers in Bay Area ‘reluctantly’ support Newsom’s gerrymandering ploy

To disregard California’s practice of independently crafting political maps to avoid partisan tilt, Newsom’s plan hinges on ...

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