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Texas House ends special session, clearing way for Democrats' return

Burrows framed the move to end the session early – it had been set to finish Monday – as positive for Republicans because it stripped Democrats of the only leverage they have left to stall conservati...

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Texas House ends first special session as Democrats prepare to return home

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

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Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the...

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Obama praises Texas Democrats for redistricting fight

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Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote

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Texas Democrats poised to end standoff: 5 things to know

They’ve been forced to parry Republican criticism that they’re holding up other legislative business — including disaster relief for Texas affected by recent floods — by staying out-of-state.

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Bomb scares and phony pizza deliveries: Democrats who fled Texas grapple with security threats

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Trump-Putin shake hands in Alaska, Texas Senate begins second special session, and more

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‘Power grab’: DFW-area Black advocacy groups rally against Texas GOP redistricting effort

Several Dallas and Fort Worth-area Black advocacy groups gathered Saturday morning at Friendship West Baptist Church to speak against a Republican-led

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Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

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Illinois court will not enforce Texas arrests warrants against House Democrats

An Illinois judge ruled that the state will not enforce civil warrants against Texas House Democrats that left the state during the special legislative session.

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Texas Democratic Lawmakers' Absence Persists Amidst Legal Actions and Republican Pressure

Texas Democratic lawmakers' absence from a special session leads to a legal battle and GOP efforts to enforce their return.

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election