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Illinois, Democrats and Texas Attorney General

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · 5h

Texas asks Illinois court to help it round up absent Democratic lawmakers

A lawsuit filed Friday in downstate Adams County seeks an order recognizing civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House of Representatives for Democrats who fled to Illinois to thwart a redistricting vote.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 22h

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

Texas, Democrats and Ken Paxton

CNN on MSN · 18m

Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Senator Cornyn Says FBI Will Help Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistricting Vote

The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 15h

Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

"These cowards deliberately sabotaged the constitutional process and violated the oath they swore to uphold," Paxton said in a statement.

9hon MSN

How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the ...

10m

Redistricting fight: Top takeaways as Maryland jumps in the fray with Trump, Texas

Maryland politicians are weighing in on the national debate over mid-decade redistricting, as states propose plans to give ...

FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois after the lawmakers fled in redistricting battle, US senator says

Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the FBI has granted his request to assist Texas law enforcement in ...

The Highland County Press14m

Texas AG files petition to vacate 13 House Democratic seats

On Friday, Paxton filed a petition for writs of quo warranto with the Texas Supreme Court to declare 13 House seats vacant currently held by Democrats who’ve left the state.

2hon MSN

'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run

Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

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 ...

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

Pritzker: Texas Democratic legislators who fled to Illinois are 'heroes'

Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a ...

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