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Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu
Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto ...
Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight
Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward ...
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State of Texas: Republican response to quorum break puts pressure on Democrats
Friday afternoon, members of the Texas House registered their attendance at the start of a scheduled session. The sound of a ...
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Supreme Court just 'buried' a 'cryptic order' putting 'nail in coffin' of key law: expert
The Supreme Court recently signaled what could be the end of the Voting Rights Act, according to one expert. James Sample, a ...
Texas Republicans fire up the rhetoric, file lawsuits seeking to remove House Democrats trying to block mid-decade redistricting
On Friday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit that asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House ...
How Texas Democrats’ walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps
Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the ...
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Former U.S. Rep. O'Rourke hosts Fort Worth rally opposing redistricting
The energized crowd showed up to support the Texas House members who left the state at the start of the week as part of their ...
Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speak with Texas Democrats in California
Newsom has floated a redistricting effort in California as Texas Republicans seek to move forward with their redistricting ...
Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state
The order came at the request of AG Ken Paxton, whom O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a "fishing expedition ...
Texas attorney general sues to remove 13 absent Democrats from office
ST. CHARLES, Ill. - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the state's high court Friday to expel 13 Democratic ...
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Texas AG files petition to vacate 13 House Democratic seats
On Friday, Paxton filed a petition for writs of quo warranto with the Texas Supreme Court to declare 13 House seats vacant currently held by Democrats who’ve left the state.