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Texas, Illinois and Democrats

Axios on MSN · 3h

Pritzker's power play: Texas Democrats take refuge in Illinois

Texas Democrats are hiding out in the Chicago area, skipping Monday's statehouse session on redistricting the Lone Star State's congressional map. Why it matters: The fight over fair elections has landed on Illinois' doorstep.

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois districts "on the table" as he welcomes Texas Democrats fighting gerrymandering

As Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed Texas Democrat state lawmakers who left to prevent the Republican-led general assembly from forcing through a redistricting map that would give the GOP five more seats, he said he has considered redrawing the Illinois map to help offset the gerrymandering gains,

Chicago Sun-Times · 19m

Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois ‘as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps

The Texas quorum-breakers were scheduled to hold a rally alongside Illinois and Texas members of Congress Monday night to "to call out the injustices."

Texas, Democrats and Abbott

The Associated Press on MSN · 9m

Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they do not return after dozens of them left the state in an attempt to block the adoption of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump.

ABC News on MSN · 3h

Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the special session or risk losing their jobs.

The Columbus Dispatch · 38m

Texas Hold 'em: Gov. Abbott threatens legal action for absent Dems

After more than 50 Democrats fled the state amid a redistricting battle, Greg Abbott gave them an ultimatum and deadline to return to Austin.

7hon MSN

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois district map "on the table" in response to Texas redistricting push

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting ...

54m

WATCH: Pritzker called ‘hypocrite’ for sheltering Texas Dems over political maps

(The Center Square) – The war of words around political maps is heating up after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hosted Texas ...

49mon MSN

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

3hon MSN

Texas Dems ripped for 'cartoonishly dumb' strategy to flee to blue state notorious for gerrymandering

Texas Democratic lawmakers arrive in Illinois after fleeing their state to block a Republican redistricting vote that President Trump says could gain the GOP five new House seats ...

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