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Lawmaker spends night on Texas House floor after refusing police escort

A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort that Republican leaders imposed on lawmakers who participated in a two-week walkout over a GOP mid-decad...

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With police trailing him, Texas lawmaker spends a long day into night

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Texas lawmaker prepares for second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

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Photos from the Texas Legislature as Republicans push for new political maps

Texas lawmakers this week are considering Republicans’ efforts to redraw congressional districts as President Donald Trump wants.

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Abbott Signs Trio Of Bills To Tackle Texas Housing Crisis, Eases Development Rules

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Texas redistricting sets course for partisan arms race

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Texas lawmaker to spend 2nd night in Capitol to protest police escort in redistricting battle

"What matters to me is making sure that I resist and fight back against and push back," Collier told Reuters from the Capitol in an interview on Monday.

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Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

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Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in a national fight over redistricting

Texas, flood and Camp Mystic

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Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

When floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp nestled in the Texas Hill County, Michael McCown's 8-year-old daughter was among 27 campers and counselors swept to their deaths. On Wednesday, McCown joined other Camp Mystic parents,

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Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘common sense’ measures were absent as lawmakers consider safety bill

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'Our children's lives were cut short’: Camp Mystic parents to testify as Texas lawmakers weigh safety reforms after deadly flood

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Mom of missing Camp Mystic camper shares heartfelt tribute of daughter

Cici Williams Steward, the mother of the last remaining missing Camp Mystic camper, spoke in support of Senate Bill 1 on Aug. 20 at the Texas Capitol.

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Parents of Camp Mystic victims to testify at the Texas Capitol on flood preparedness proposals

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Our daughter died at Camp Mystic. Texas lawmakers must save others.

Texas GOP lawmakers poised to finalize Trump-backed map

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Texas GOP lawmakers poised to finalize Trump-backed map after Dem redistricting walkout ends

If passed, the new congressional map would likely flip five seats currently held by Democrats over to Republicans, a reality that has unleashed cries of gerrymandering across the country.

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Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in U.S. redistricting fight

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Latest news on the Texas, California redistricting fights

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California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

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League of Women Voters CEO explains why she thinks Trump admin could face backlash

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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

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What to Know as a Texas Lawmaker Protests Police Escorts and California Takes up Redistricting

"We're not criminals,” said Houston Rep. Penny Morales Shaw.

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Texas GOP nears vote on new maps as Democrats stage protest in state House

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Texas Democrat spends night in Legislature protesting police shadowing in redistricting battle

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Texas lawmaker leaves DNC call abruptly after being warned she’s committing felony

A Texas Democratic state lawmaker abruptly left a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday after she was warned she was committing a felony.

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Texas state lawmaker sleeping in chambers calls GOP order 'a form of oppression'

A trio of Texas Democrats slept overnight Monday in the statehouse instead of traveling home with a mandated law enforcement escort ordered by the Republican leadership.

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Texas lawmaker who slept in House Chamber after rejecting DPS monitor files lawsuit

A Texas lawmaker who slept in the House Chamber of the Texas Capitol Monday night filed a lawsuit shortly into her protest, according to online records.

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Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges "illegal confinement" by GOP after refusing police escort to leave Capitol

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.

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Texas Democrats Get Police Chaperones to Block Repeat Exit

Democratic lawmakers left Texas this month to block a vote on new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump. Now that they’ve returned, Republicans are trying to prevent a repeat performance by requiring state police to escort Democrats exiting the Texas House of Representatives.