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Abbott calls 2nd special session

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 2d

Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal with congressional redistricting and a host of other issues — laying down a new gauntlet for Democrats who fled the state nearly two weeks ago to halt a vote on a new district map.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a GOP-favored redistricting plan.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of U.

Texas Capitol, Republicans and redistricting

Texas Public Radio · 54m

Thousands rally at Texas Capitol against Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan

About 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol on Saturday to protest President Trump and the Texas Legislature's plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.

USA Today · 1d

Demonstrators gather on Memphis overpasses, protest Republican redistricting in Texas

The event was part of a national day of action, "Fight the Trump Takover," in protest of the redrawing of congressional maps in Texas. Protestors gathered on the Union and Eastmoreland overpasses and held signs and banners with statements such as "Resist" and "Stop Trump Save Democracy.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 19h

Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to protest redistricting

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to holding protest rallies.

GOP, Texas

Some Texas Republicans want more GOP congressional districts redrawn

Gov. Abbott has not added redistricting for State House seats, and he was asked about it. "Every strategy is at play... if we need to," said Abbott.

USA Today · 1d

Redrawing Texas congressional districts ‘another attack on democracy.’ A letter.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's redrawing of congressional districts is criticized as an undemocratic move to favor Republicans. The author suggests that Independent Redistricting Commissions are a solution to partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans ‘doing the right thing’ by sticking to Texas redistricting laws, GOP lawmaker says

Texas, discusses the national debate surrounding redistricting efforts in Texas and in California on "Fox Report."

Obama sends message to Texas Democrats

Obama sends message to Texas Democrats amid redistricting fight

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott reset the state's redistricting fight, calling for a second special session. It comes the day after House Democrats got a boost from former President Obama. CBS News' executive director of White House and politics,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration

Those Democrats, who are expected to return to Texas on Monday, continue to argue that Texas’ redistricting plans are unfairly taking place in the middle of the decade, instead of in conjunction with a national once-a-decade census.

CNN on MSN · 1d

California Democrats release map ahead of redistricting in response to Texas

California Democrats on Friday released their redistricting proposal, aiming to produce up to five additional Democratic seats in the US House in response to Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redrawing of lines at the behest of President Donald Trump.

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NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

28mon MSN

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Weighs Possible Texas Senate Run, But Says Focus Remains On Redistricting Fight

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the popular Texas Democrat, said she believes that Texas Democrats were successful in breaking quorum.

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Abbott, Texas Republicans launch new Trump-backed redistricting push as fleeing Democrats plan to end walkout

Congressional redistricting battle intensifies as California vows to counter Texas GOP maps while Democratic lawmakers end ...

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