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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 government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

Fox News on MSN · 1d

FBI urged to locate or arrest Texas Democrats who fled state to stall redistricting vote

Sen. Cornyn requests federal investigation into Texas House members who left state to avoid legislative duties, citing potential bribery and criminal acts.

USA Today · 40m

GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

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NBC News on MSN · 2d

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House meets Monday.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus. Abbott argued that Wu has "forfeited" his office by fleeing the state along with other Democratic lawmakers to prevent the quorum necessary for Texas House to vote on enacting the new GOP-proposed congressional map -- with Republican control of the U.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrats stay out of state to block congressional redistricting

Democratic lawmakers in Texas left the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts.

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Why Trump's political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State

Spurred on by Trump, Texas Republicans redrew the boundary lines for U.S. House seats in the state. The new map creates five ...

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Can the Texas Democrats Who Fled the State Be Arrested? What to Know

Trump suggested the FBI could get involved in the state standoff, but what are the actual legal repercussions of the ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

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Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is ...

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Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote

The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN18h

Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...

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Texas Democrat Reacts as Abbott Asks State Supreme Court to Remove Him

The chair of the Democratic Caucus in Texas' House of Representatives called Governor Abbott's move "purely insanity." ...

Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

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As Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel

After Gov JB Pritzker interview on Colbert show, Texas House Democratic members Wednesday morning said they received a bomb ...

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