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How the Texas Standoff Will (Probably) End

Texas state Democrats had been plotting their departure for weeks. But most weren’t sure they were going—or where they were ...
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This Week in Texas: Redistricting standoff in Austin and an effort to build political consensus

In the latest episode of This Week in Texas, ABC13 focuses on the political standoff in Austin after Texas Democrats leave ...

Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff

Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

Texas Democrats face arrest and bomb threats amid their standoff with Republican gerrymandering

Democratic Texas state representatives are facing threats of arrest and potentially ousting from office by Texas Republican leadership as their fight against redistricting stretches on. Texas State ...

California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas

Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the ...

Watch Live: The Texas House is set to reconvene Friday as Democrats continue standoff, head to California ahead of redistricting hearing

After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday​ or face ...

Which states are being impacted by Texas' redistricting battle?

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...