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Texas, Illinois and Pritzker

Is Illinois a hotspot for gerrymandering? See how Pritzker responds to claims of hypocrisy

A group of Texas Democrats is sheltering in Illinois to stop a Republican redistricting effort back home. See how Pritzker responds to claims of hypocrisy.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3d

Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote.

FOX 32 Chicago on MSN · 2d

What is gerrymandering? The controversial tactic Texas Democrats are fighting

Gerrymandering is a longtime tactic used to give political advantage to one party over another when redrawing legislative districts.

Texas, Democrats and U.S. House of Representatives

OregonLive.com · 1h

Texas AG sues to remove Democrats from office amid redistricting battle

Democrats who left the state have shown no signs of buckling for now: A group was scheduled to appear later Friday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a public show of support for the walkout.

ABC News on MSN · 1h

Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office

Texas Democrats on Friday again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show for a vote on a Republican-proposed redistricting plan Shortly after, the state's Republican attorney general went to court to try to remove some of them from office.

Politico · 58m

Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them

In court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.

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4 possible outcomes of a gerrymandering battle royale

Texas Republicans’ recent move to redraw the state’s congressional districts in has little precedent, and nobody is pretending this is about anything other than raw politics. There are several ways ...

Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to ...

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Texas Dems ripped for 'cartoonishly dumb' strategy to flee to blue state notorious for gerrymandering

Texas Democratic lawmakers arrive in Illinois after fleeing their state to block a Republican redistricting vote that ...

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What is gerrymandering, and what do Illinois' congressional districts look like?

Illinois officials’ criticisms of Texas lawmakers gerrymandering maps are drawing accusations of hypocrisy, but what is ...

Independent Journal Review2dOpinion

Liberal Media Dutifully Ignoring Illinois’ Blatant Gerrymandering Hypocrisy

Major legacy media outlets are overlooking the inconvenient truth about partisan gerrymandering in Illinois while Texas House ...

Texas Democrats face bomb scare, arrest threats amid gerrymandering standoff

Texas Democratic lawmakers were evacuated from a Chicago area hotel after a bomb threat amid a standoff over a controversial ...

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Texas asks Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers

Texas pursues legal action to enlist Illinois assistance in apprehending Texas state Democratic lawmakers hunkered down in the Prairie State.

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FBI helping Texas locate Democrats in redistricting "war" sparks alarm

Michael McAuliffe, former prosecutor and former state attorney, told Newsweek the FBI's involvement is "well beyond alarming.

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