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Facebook Tweet Email Link 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 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan. Paxton on Friday said he was asking …

GOP Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers  The Washington Post Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – as it happened  The Guardian Led by Trump, Republicans push to redraw election maps in multiple states  The Washington Post The Texas gerrymandering showdown is about to get even messier  vox.com Texas redistricting feud escalates …

Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote  Reuters Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates  The Guardian The cold, hard cash hanging over the Texas redistricting fight: From the Politics Desk  NBC News Led by Trump, Republicans push to redraw election maps in multiple states  The …

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Thursday that the FBI has approved his request for federal law enforcement to help locate Texas state Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block GOP redistricting efforts. “I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in …

FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to aid the search for the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to protest new congressional maps, Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday.  Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the Democrats back so there are enough lawmakers on the floor for a quorum, which would enable them to vote on new congressional maps …

Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State  The New York Times Cornyn: FBI director approved request to help arrest runaway Texas Democrats  The Hill Can the Out-of-State Texas Dems Be Arrested?  Time Magazine Trump’s Redistricting Gambit Is Poison for Blue State Republicans  Politico FBI to Aid Texas in Locating Democrats Over Redistricting  Newsweek Source link

Cornyn outraises Paxton by $1 million  Politico Cornyn outraised Paxton in kickoff quarter of Texas Senate primary upended by AG’s divorce  CNN Cornyn raises $4M in second quarter, surpassing Texas Senate rival Paxton  The Hill Ken Paxton Enjoyed Surprise Boost on Day of Divorce News  The Daily Beast Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate …