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Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas Democratic lawmakers signaled their intention on Thursday to end their redistricting standoff and return to Austin, paving the way for Republicans there to pass a redrawing of congressional lines backed by President Donald Trump. In a release Thursday, Texas House Democrats set conditions for heading back that are already in motion. They called for Republicans …

Texas Democrats signal they are poised to end redistricting walkout  Politico How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas  The New York Times Texas’s renegade Democrats prepare for a glorious defeat  The Economist Ted Cruz Wants Democratic Wipeout in Texas Over Newsom’s California Plan  Newsweek Texas Democrats say they are prepared to return to state after two-week absence  The Guardian …

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On Sunday, GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear: His party’s fight to gerrymander the state’s congressional map “could literally last years.”  But as the story has played out since Texas Republicans first met in early June to discuss redrawing congressional districts, another thing has become apparent: This is an authoritarian powergrab.  Abbott and Texas Republicans are seeking to …

California Democrats are preparing to counter Republicans’ attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts for political advantage in a back and forth that could define next year’s midterm elections and with it, the final two years of President Trump’s second term.  California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced plans for a major state announcement Thursday as national tensions …

HOUSTON (AP) — Nine people, including a former mayor and city council member and the chief of staff to a state representative, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation that is being criticized by Latino rights activists as being …

It’s easy to feel cursed in Arizona. It’s natural to be cynical in a market that produced one major professional championship in nearly 150 seasons as a four-sport town. But magic happened on Wednesday. We saw it with our jaded eyes. The Diamondbacks conjured up their most important victory of the season, beating the Rangers with a ninth-inning blitz from …

Illinois Judge Rules Against Arresting Quorum-Breaking Texas Lawmakers  Democracy Docket Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff  CNN Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats  The Texas Tribune Illinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats  The Hill Texas Gov. Responds in Lawsuit to Remove Top Democrat From Office  Democracy Docket Source …

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

With Texas expected to end its first special legislative session Friday and immediately begin a new one, the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to block Republicans’ redistricting proposal are hammering out a plan for their return home. Texas Democrats met late into the night Tuesday then again Wednesday, including breaking into smaller groups, to discuss their next …