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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law
The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...
FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says
S en. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal ...
Texas Democrats who left state will face paycheck restrictions amid redistricting standoff, House Speaker says
Dustin Burrows suspends direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during ...
Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats
An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers ...
Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...
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Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state ...
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 ...
Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote
The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state
Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action ...
Rep. Jamie Raskin Says FBI Should 'Refuse' Orders To Track Down Texas Democrats
The Maryland Democrat said the agency "has no legal authority to track down state legislators who are breaking no federal ...