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Illinois serves as safe haven for Texas Democrats in gerrymandering squabble

Texas Democrats are facing civil arrest warrants after coming to Illinois to block a vote on Republican-drawn redistricting ...

Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois 'as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps

The Texas quorum-breakers met in west suburban Warrenville alongside members of Congress from Illinois and Texas on Monday ...

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois district map "on the table" in response to Texas redistricting push

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting ...
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The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face ...

Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump

A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of ...

Texas Democrats' bolting to Illinois sound familiar? Wisconsin Democrats did the same during the Act 10 fights

Here are some similarities and differences between Texas and Wisconsin Democrats' efforts to fight Republican plans by leaving their states.

Redistricting battle intensifies as Texas Democrats extend Illinois stay to block vote; GOP issues civil arrest warrants

Democrats are calling the Republican-led mid-decade redistricting plan in Texas "cheating", while Republicans accuse them of ...

Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out

Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...