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Democratic Texas lawmaker spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

My community is majority-minority, and they expect me to stand up for their representation.

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Texas Democrat who refused a mandatory DPS escort says she is "not free to leave" the state Capitol

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Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown

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Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting as California prepares to retaliate

Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U...

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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort

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Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

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Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

“I know these maps will harm my constituents,” she said in a statement. "I won’t just go along quietly with their intimidation or their discrimination.”

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Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

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Texas House Democrats end walkout by returning to Austin Monday

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Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans resume redistricting effort

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

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Casar, Doggett would run for same Austin congressional seat under GOP map, setting up clash of generations

The contest would unearth brewing Democratic tensions over age and experience, forcing Austin politicos to choose between two well-liked progressives.

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Here are the Democratic lawmakers from the Austin area who are confirmed to have left the state.

By leaving, Democrats deny the Republican majority a quorum to pass bills, just days before the Texas House was expected to consider the new district lines.

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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.

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Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other, spelling possible primary clashes

Multiple Democratic members have been packed into blue districts in Austin, Dallas and Houston to make way for newly crafted Republican districts in those areas.

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Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.