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Texas, Democrats and Pritzker

Axios on MSN · 6h

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.

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 Democrats fleeing The Lone Star State to avoid voting on new Congressional boundaries.

The Associated Press on MSN · 37m

Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with GOP-friendly congressional map

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.

Texas, Abbott and Democrats

New York Post on MSN · 4h

Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who skipped town to avoid redistricting vote

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state authorities Monday to arrest dozens of House Democrats who fled to Illinois and New York rather than stay for a vote on redrawing the state’s

The Boston Globe · 5h

Texas Gov. Abbott threatened Democrats who fled state over redrawn voting maps. In Boston, they got a standing ovation.

Speaking at a closed-door luncheon in Boston Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lauded Texas Democrats for their efforts to block a vote on a redrawn congressional map that favors Republicans.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

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.

The Center Square on MSN1h

pritzker slams trump as would-be dictator, texas republican midstream game

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticizes Donald Trump, calling him a "would-be dictator" and accusing him of telling Texas ...

10hon MSN

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

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the Lone Star state Sunday to prevent the ...

14m

Texas becomes battleground for Democratic presidential hopefuls

A slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates are taking front-line positions in the battle over Texas and ...

1h

Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

1hon 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 ...

5hon MSN

JB Pritzker pushes Newsom out of the spotlight in fight against Texas redistricting

Newsom had taken the lead in the conversation, but Texas Democrats fled to Gov. JB Pritzker's Illinois in an effort to deny the legislature a quorum.

1h

Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to ...

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