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Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed he had heard the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state in protest of proposed new congressional maps.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove House Democratic leader amid redistricting battle

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu removed from office.

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LIVE: Texas House Democrats protest GOP redistricting push from Illinois

The rogue lawmakers were given a 3 p.m. Monday deadline to return to chambers. Gov. Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove Houston Representative Gene Wu- who is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus- from office. Gov. Abbott said these instances give sufficient grounds to vacate Rep. Wu’s seat.

Texas redistricting battle intensifies

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A Texas Republican state lawmaker on the fight for redistricting

Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the redistricting fight that is going down in the Lone Star state.

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Texas lawmakers have walked out even before current redistricting battle

This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

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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.

Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep.

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Obama calls Texas GOP's redistricting plan a 'power grab that undermines our democracy'

Barack Obama called Texas Republicans' push to add five new Republican congressional seats "a power grab that undermines our ...

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WATCH: Trump DOJ to fight 'race-based gerrymandering,' Dhillon says amid Texas redistricting battle

DOJ Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon announces Trump administration efforts to combat race-based gerrymandering and voting rights violations amid Texas redistricting battle.

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Trump says Texas GOP 'entitled' to more seats as redistricting showdown continues

Pritzker accused Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of "thwarting the will of the American people" and Illinois' Lt ...

Texas House Republicans vote to issue civil arrest warrants for fleeing Democrats

The Texas state House reconvened Monday without dozens of Democrats who left the state to try to stop the GOP from moving ...

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats have prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump ...

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