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FBI, Texas and Democrats

CNN on MSN · 10h

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

NBC News on MSN · 8h

Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to grind the legislature to a halt.

HuffPost on MSN · 7h

Rep. Jamie Raskin Says FBI Should 'Refuse' Orders To Track Down Texas Democrats

The Maryland Democrat said the agency "has no legal authority to track down state legislators who are breaking no federal laws."

Texas, Democrats and House Speaker

The Hill on MSN · 3h

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against state House Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw Texas’s congressional maps. On Monday,

CBS News on MSN · 4h

Texas Democrats who left state will face paycheck restrictions amid redistricting standoff, House Speaker says

Dustin Burrows suspends direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during special session.

Texas redistricting standoff escalates as Democrats head to California, face lawsuit and arrest warrants

Texas House Democrats, who fled the state to block a GOP-led redistricting plan, are now heading to California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to host them. Meanwhile, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has filed a lawsuit in Illinois to enforce arrest warrants against the lawmakers.

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Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats

An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers ...

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Texas House, Illinois state senator sue 33 AWOL Democrats in Illinois court

The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional ...

7hon MSN

FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

S en. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal ...

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What is gerrymandering and why Democrat lawmakers fled Texas

What is gerrymandering, and why has it turned into a political flashpoint in Texas? We explain the saga, in 8 points.

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Beto O’Rourke raises funds for Texas Democrats, says 2026 midterms will be decided this summer

Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he is raising funds for Democratic members of the state legislature who left ...

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Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles

California is eyeing a ballot initiative this fall to redraw its House map for 2026 — only if Texas Republicans redistrict to ...

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JB Pritzker reacts to possibility of FBI arresting Texas Democrats

Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker brushed off the possibility of the FBI coming into his state and arresting Texas ...

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North Texas lawmaker backs Gov. Greg Abbott's push to oust Democratic "ringleader" over redistricting standoff

Rep. Katrina Pierson says Democrats who fled the state to block redistricting votes should face consequences, as Gov. Abbott ...

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