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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and...

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Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan
Texas House Democrats declare victory as they announce return to Legislature
Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map
Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S...

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Texas Democrat rejects police escort to protest in state Capitol
Texas Senate quickly passes several bills on second special session’s first day
Texas Democrats return to state capitol after redistricting furore
In a statement, Texas Democrats pointed specifically to California's release of proposed maps intended to increase Democrats' US House advantage by five seats, effectively neutralising any Republican...

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Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans resume redistricting effort

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

Texas Democrats are back in Austin. Now what?

Texas House Democrats have returned to Texas's capital after two weeks in Chicago, having prevented the House from voting on new districts for U.S. House members from Texas. What consequences await them for their quorum break?

Texas legislature likely to advance new congressional maps after Democrats return to make quorum

AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time in two weeks, a quorum was met in the Texas House after many Democrats returned to Austin. That allowed the legislature to advance a bill to redraw maps that will likely affect Houston’s representation in Congress. Democratic leaders said they believe their quorum break was a success.
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