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Hispanic Democratic Officials in Texas Plead Not Guilty to Voter Fraud  The New York Times 9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving ‘vote harvesting’  Newsday Source link

Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke over Democratic fundraising  Houston Chronicle Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems’ walkout  The Texas Tribune Texas attorney general seeks jail for O’Rourke as senate passes Republican-drawn map  The Guardian Beto O’Rourke blocked from financially supporting Texas Democrats who fled state in redistricting standoff  NBC News Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates …

His Party Reeling, a Democratic Senator Tries a Message of Hope in Iowa  The New York Times Sen. Ruben Gallego talks Democratic messaging, caucuses at Iowa State Fair  Iowa Capital Dispatch Ruben Gallego makes Iowa swing to boost Democrats, adding to 2028 buzz  The Washington Post Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill  AP News Ruben Gallego …

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 …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. The lawsuit filed by the governor’s office comes hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton made a similar threat Tuesday afternoon. However, Paxton said he wouldn’t ask courts if lawmakers can be removed until Friday afternoon – the …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state’s House Democratic leaders, Rep. Gene Wu, calling him “the ringleader” of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Abbott filed the emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Wu, who represents Houston and …

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. The lawsuit from Abbott, a Republican, argues that Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, violated the state Constitution and that his …

California’s Democratic legislative leaders are not ready to talk publicly about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to have lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps to try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, but behind closed doors they appear ready to follow his lead. Newsom is eyeing a special election in November of this year to ask voters …

The race for control of the House of Representatives is tight and hotly contested. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images President Trump insists that tariffs are driving an economic boom, but the data tells a more complicated story. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., denounced Trump’s tariffs and firing of a senior Labor official, saying Congress must “get …

Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts.  “For two weeks, while families in the Hill Country mourned the loss of over 130 Texans in catastrophic floods, Democrats fought to make their relief the …