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Texas, Illinois and A circuit judge

UPI on MSN · 7h

Illinois judge rejects Texas' request to enforce arrest warrants in map row

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans.

Chicago Tribune · 2m

Illinois court rejects Texas GOP’s effort to order arrest of Democrats who fled state in remap battle

A judge in downstate Quincy said that Illinois circuit courts do not have the “inherent power” to consider the effort by Texas’ Republican attorney general.

CNN on MSN · 15h

Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the absent Texas House Democrats currently in Illinois, arguing the court does not have the jurisdiction to rule in the matter.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

CBS News on MSN · 18h

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

NBC News on MSN · 18h

Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP's redistricting plan weigh their exit strategy

Texas Democratic legislators who fled the state to block Republicans’ redistricting proposal are hammering out a plan for their return home.

Gerrymandering Texas Democrats quietly ‘make plans to return home’

Texas Democrats who fled the state to torpedo a vote on redistricting are quietly making plans to return home, according to reports.

The Economist7m

Texas’s renegade Democrats prepare for a glorious defeat

Greg Abbott, Texas’s Republican governor, and Ken Paxton, the attorney general, are suing to remove some of them from office, ...

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Abe Lincoln took a leap long before Texas Democrats skipped town

There’s historical precedent for Texas House Democrats vamoosing to deny Republicans the quorum they need to carry out ...

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Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas ...

14hon MSN

Indiana Democrats join Texas Democrats in Illinois to oppose mid-decade redistricting

Texas Democrats have now been in Chicagoland for over a week after fleeing the Lone Star state to block a vote on new ...

conservativebrief6m

Texas Dems Who Fled Could Face Felony Bribery Charges, Governor Says

Texas Democrats who fled the state to hinder redistricting proceedings may face felony bribery charges, Republican Governor ...

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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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Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

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