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House Bill 4, the redistricting legislation, is the only item on the lawmakers' agenda when they reconvene on Wednesday.
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNRepublican Party of Texas sets stage to censure members who stepped out of line in likely bid to block them from primary ballot
Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule passed last year, that is expected to be tested by the courts.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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.S. House maps to his advantage.
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
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The New Republic on MSNTexas Dems Resort to Wild Measure to Protest Fascist Surveillance
President Donald Trump has taken aim at MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace in a bizarre social media rant. The drama started when 79-year-old Trump kicked off his Sunday morning with a cryptic post on Truth Social. “Bela,” he wrote, leaving his followers to debate the meaning of the word.
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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.
Texas House Democrats return to Austin to challenge GOP redistricting maps and prepare legal action to defend minority communities' representation.