Texas Democrats

• Texas Democrats say they will return after bid to stop redistricting plan

  Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps.

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  Aug 18, 2025
  
• Gavin Newsom mounts retaliation to counter Texas redistricting efforts

  Gavin Newsom wrote on X Thursday, 'Donald Trump and Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.'

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  Aug 14, 2025
  
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• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘preparing to arrest’ fleeing Democrats who left state

  Abbott warned that Democrats would have to remain out of state for years to prevent the redistricting legislation from passing.

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  Aug 8, 2025
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• What Texas redistricting fight means as FBI joins hunt for absent Democrats

  A battle over future control of the U.S. House of Representatives has spilled out of Texas into the rest of the country, with experts warning of a 'slippery slope.'

  U.S. News

  Aug 7, 2025
• Democrats refuse to return to Texas as Trump threatens FBI involvement

  President Trump and Greg Abbott want to redraw the Texas congressional map in the hopes of adding five more Republican seats in time for the upcoming midterm elections.

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  Aug 6, 2025
• Texas governor orders arrest of ‘delinquent’ Democrats who fled to block vote

  Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Texas Rangers to investigate the "delinquent" House Democrats and accused them of bribery, among other legal violations.

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  Aug 5, 2025
• Democrats flock to polls in Texas primary election; have sights on retaking House

  Energized and angry Democrats in Texas, where the GOP has dominated for decades, came out in force to surpass 1 million voters Tuesday — the first time the party has eclipsed that benchmark in a midterm primary since 2002, just months after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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  Mar 7, 2018