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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...
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Obama’s Criticism of Texas GOP’s Redistricting at Odds With His Past Support for Gerrymandering

Left-leaning ProPublica suggests that the former president ‘may have propelled his political career forward by gerrymandering ...
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After 2 weeks in Chicago, Texas Democrats signal possible return

After two weeks in Chicago, Texas Democrats say they’re ready to "pass the baton" and may return soon. They’ve shifted the fight against GOP gerrymandering to a national stage, citing California’s new ...

Indiana state Democratic lawmakers meet with Texas Democrats in Chicago regarding redistricting

Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have left the state to avoid a vote on redistricting despite Republican pressure.

Democrats like Gavin Newsom win gold in hypocrisy on Texas gerrymandering | Opinion

Even if Texas Republicans go through with their map, the state will still be less gerrymandered than California, Illinois or ...
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Texas’ second special session is coming sooner than expected. Here’s why that matters.

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map.

States double down on redrawing congressional maps after Texas' plan kicks off national brawl

The process of changing congressional maps to try and ensure one party's victory over another — called gerrymandering — has ...

Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...