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Chicago Tribune · 1d

Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out

Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening press conference. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CDT.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats Leave for Chicago to Block Redistricting Plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers said they left the state in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its congressional maps — a redistricting initiative pushed by President Donald Trump to help retain GOP control of the US House of Representatives in the midterms.

Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to avoid redistricting vote

Texas House Democrats spoke during a news conference in Chicago after fleeing the state to avoid voting on a redistricting proposal. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker showed support for the move and called them "courageous.

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Texas Democrats meet in Chicago during quorum break

More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional ...

13hon MSN

Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

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Senator Dick Durbin to join Texas Democrats in illinois to halt redistricting effort

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will join the Texas Democrats who are in Illinois Wednesday. This comes as ...

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Texas leads in job creation, according to report from The Allmanac

According to The Allmanac, Dallas-Fort Worth may surpass Chicago in a decade as the nation’s third-largest metropolitan area.

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Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

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Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

17hon MSN

Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab?

AURORA, ILL. – Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block GOP redistricting have been very open about their effort, ...

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Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them

The Republican-controlled state House did not have the required quorum for a scheduled vote on the new district maps Monday ...

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