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Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit in California to enforce arrests of absent House Democrats

Ken Paxton is asking that California law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who are staying in the state, according to a lawsuit the attorney general filed Friday. It’s the second time this week Paxton has petitioned a state to allow civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House to be enforced outside of state lines.

Forbes on MSN · 23h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit To Vacate Seats Of 13 Democrats Who Fled State

The lawsuit from Paxton is one of several ways Texas officials have pressured Democrats to return to the state for a vote on a congressional redistricting expected to add five Republican seats in the U.

USA Today · 18h

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment of their offices.

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The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas House again fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' protest

Texas Democrats again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up Friday for a vote on the controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans.

Waco-Temple-Bryan KBTX-TV o… · 2d

LIVE: Texas House Democrats protest GOP redistricting push from Illinois

The rogue lawmakers were given a 3 p.m. Monday deadline to return to chambers. Gov. Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove Houston Representative Gene Wu- who is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus- from office. Gov. Abbott said these instances give sufficient grounds to vacate Rep. Wu’s seat.

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Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

“Stop eating beef until they stop attacking democracy”: What is the “Boycott Texas Beef” movement?

“Who is one of the biggest donors and one of the biggest industries in Texas? The beef industry,” she states. “Texas produces more beef than any other state in the country, so why not stop eating beef ...

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Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word," not fleeing

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday.

The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition

Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...

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Will this Houston lawmaker lose his seat over a protest?

State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.

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Evacuation of Texas Democrats in Illinois Hotel After Bomb Threat Disrupts Fight Against Redistricting Bill

Texas Democratic lawmakers were evacuated from an Illinois hotel due to a bomb threat amid a political protest.

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UT Dallas professor sues the school after his arrest at on-campus antiwar protest

Ali Asgar Alibhai was arrested in May 2024 at a student-led demonstration. He says his constitutional rights were violated.

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