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Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but staying in Texas to fight.

Bernie Sanders calls Texas redistricting push 'pathetic,' urges Dems to 'fight back'

Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders argued the Republican redistricting push in Texas is “pathetic,” and he urged Democrats to “fight back.” ...

NBC's Welker to Pritzker: How Do You Preserve Democracy If Illinois Uses The Same Tactics You're Criticizing Texas Republicans For?

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by ...

Texas governor promises to keep redistricting fight going for years

The fight over Texas’s congressional map “could literally last years,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Sunday, while defending his call to arrest Texas Democrats who fled the state to stall the GOP’s ...

Abbott vows indefinite special sessions, says fleeing Dems could face arrest ‘for literally years’

Governor Greg Abbott warned Texas Democrats will face arrest upon returning amid the redistricting standoff, vows to order continuous special sessions.
Opinion

Democrats, GOP are both guilty of gerrymandering. Texas' scheme exposes the problem. | Opinion

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, is yukking it up bashing Texas Republicans. He should take a look at his state's own heavily slanted map first.