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Some Texas Democrats leave Illinois as second special session in their state begins
Some Texas House Democrats confirmed they were leaving after the first special session in the Lone Star state ended Friday, and as California's own redistricting maps were expected Monday, meeting both the conditions laid out for their return.
Pritzker: Texas Democratic legislators who fled to Illinois are 'heroes'
Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a Republican quorum to vote on a controversial congressional redistricting plan "heroes (who) are standing up for democracy."
John Bucy’s older daughter “seemed a little frustrated” with him this week when he wasn’t home to take her to school for her ...
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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’
Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Before Texas House Democratic legislators return to Austin after a 12-day exile in Illinois to thwart their state’s ...
Texas state House Democrats who left their state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional district map were ...
Judge Scott Larson said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “failed to present a legal basis” for the Illinois court to ...
There’s historical precedent for Texas House Democrats vamoosing to deny Republicans the quorum they need to carry out ...
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first ...
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