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Texas state lawmakers board a bus following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Ill. The group of Democratic lawmakers left the state earlier today so a quorum could not be reached during a special session called to redistrict the state. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty …

The Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, has vowed to protect the Democratic members of the Texas house of representatives who left the state in an attempt to block Republican efforts to redraw Texas’s congressional maps. “We’re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that – ’cause we know they’re doing the right …

Abbott threatens to try to expel Democrats who fled Texas, escalating tensions  The Washington Post Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to avoid redistricting vote  Fox News Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting  NBC News Greg Abbott Threatens to Expel, and Possibly Arrest, Dems Who Fled …

Getty Images Gene Wu, a Democratic state lawmaker in Houston, says he and others are “walking out on a rigged system”. Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas to try to stop a vote on a new congressional map that would heavily favour Republicans. The proposed redistricting – unveiled by Texas’s majority Republicans last week and backed by President Donald Trump …

Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that Republican Texas governor Greg Abbott has said he will begin trying to remove …

Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel  Politico 32% in U.S. Back Israel’s Military Action in Gaza, a New Low  Gallup News Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis  CNN What Americans think about Israel’s military action in Gaza, according to a new Gallup poll  AP News Fed Up With Netanyahu and Handling of Gaza War, Democrats Rebuke …

Texas Democrats flee state in effort to block GOP’s House map overhaul  The Washington Post Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Texas Democrats flee state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map  The Guardian Texas Democrats Leave State to Stop Republicans’ Redistricting Plan  The New York Times Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office …

Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort  Chicago Tribune Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map  CNN Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state  The Texas Tribune Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California?  Fox News …

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to block Trump-backed redistricting vote  Axios Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California?  Fox News Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map  CNN Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting  NBC News Source link

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map …