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Texas House Speaker: Absent lawmakers face arrest this weekend

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is warning that any absent lawmakers found this weekend will be arrested and brought back to Austin for the start of the seco

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Texas House Speaker vows runaway Dems will be arrested if they try to sneak home over weekend

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Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats

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Thousands protest redistricting at Texas Capitol

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to holding protest rallies.

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The next steps in California Democrats’ plan to counter Texas Republicans’ redistricting push

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California pushes left, Texas to the right, with US House control and Trump agenda in play

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Democrats Release Plan to Boost Party's California US House Seats in Fight for Congress

“This is about more than drawing lines on a map. It’s about drawing a line in the sand to stop Texas and Trump from rigging the election,” state Senate Democratic leader Mike McGuire said in a statem...

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'We have sounded the alarm': TX Dem on their redistricting fight

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California lawmakers fight back against Trump’s redistricting push in Texas

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Texas Legislature's second special session begins as quorum-breaking Democrats plan return

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly congressional map.

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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 a prolonged Democratic absence.

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Texas lawmakers begin second special session Aug. 15

Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session Aug. 15, after the first adjourned without any action due to House Democrats left the state.

Texas House fails to make quorum Friday as Democrats’ fight hits fifth day

The chamber lacks enough members on the House floor to hold a vote on a new congressional map that could flip five Democrat seats to Republicans.

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Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House Speaker and one of the most ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, left, joined by his wife, Elizabeth, and their children is sworn in by Secretary of State Jane Nelson after being voted in the the House speaker position on the ...