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Democratic Texas lawmaker spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

“My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” said Collier.

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Texas Democrat locked inside Capitol after refusing to sign slip for mandatory escort

· 2h · on MSN

Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown

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Texas Democrats return to Capitol for Republicans’ US House map overhaul as California counters

Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape ...

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Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass

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Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

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TX Democrats return: Lawmakers weigh THC, STAAR, flood relief, taxes, redistricting

“We are done waiting,” House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, said Monday. “We have a quorum. Now is the time for action. We will move quickly, and the schedule will be demanding.”

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Texas Democrats end walkout as Republicans try to pass redrawn map

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Democrats return to Texas after walkout to block redistricting effort

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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.

The Texas Tribune on MSN4h

Photos: Texas Democrats return to Austin as redistricting standoff ends

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11hon MSN

Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting

The move will allow Republicans to move forward with their plan to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

10hon MSN

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ aggressive redistricting plans have returned, restoring quorum and allowing the GO

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Texas Democrats return home, Trump rails about mail-in voting in latest U.S. midterm manoeuvres

Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump announced on Monday they were "returning to Texas on our terms," as the battle lines harden 15 months before the U.