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Rep. Jolanda Jones apologizes for comparing Texas redistricting plan to Holocaust

Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones apologized on Tuesday for comparing a plan to redraw the state's congressional maps to the Holocaust.

Texas Rep. Greg Casar says new redistricting plan threatens voting rights

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar's job is threatened by Republicans' new redistricting plan. He says the map was drawn by Trump's administration and threatens "millions of Texans voting rights."

New York Post · 1h

Texas Democrat Rep. Jolanda Jones apologizes for comparing redistricting to the Holocaust

Jones, 59, is one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who fled the state capital in order to stall a special legislative session to consider the redistricting proposal.

Texas, redistricting

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.

CNN on MSN · 14h

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP five more seats. But the action in Austin is stalled for now.

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

How the Texas redistricting fight is spilling over to other states

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

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Interactive: How proposed redistricting could change Texas

Explore this interactive tool that reveals how the proposed Texas districts are being redrawn in Austin, Houston and San ...

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Then-Sen. John Whitmire restored quorum in 2003, allowing mid-century GOP redistricting of Texas

A coalition of Texas Democrats recently fled to Chicago to block a similar redistricting effort by Republican lawmakers.

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Where the Redistricting Wars Might Go After Texas

Texas Democrats may have bought their party some time with their walkout, but both parties are mobilizing to redraw U.S.

FOX 26 Houston on MSN19h

Texas redistricting: A look at the process and requirements

Texas politicians and political activists are waging a battle over mid-decade congressional redistricting to benefit the ...

KIAH Houston on MSN5h

Redistricting Showdown: UofH Expert weighs in on Texas

We spoke with Senior Professor of Political Science Dr. David Brenham about the controversy surrounding redistricting in ...

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Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and ...

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Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN22h

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action ...

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