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Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

Texas Republicans will resume pushing through U.S. House maps that would carve out a bigger GOP advantage in the 2026 ...

Texas House Speaker vows runaway Dems will be arrested if they try to sneak home over weekend

Congressional redistricting battle intensifies as California vows to counter Texas GOP maps while Democratic lawmakers end ...
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House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...
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Texas House Speaker: Absent lawmakers face arrest this weekend

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is warning that any absent lawmakers found this weekend will be arrested and brought back ...
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Texas Legislature’s second special session begins as quorum-breaking Democrats plan return

The new special session started with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after ...

Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats

With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the ...
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Texas lawmakers begin second special session Aug. 15

Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session Aug. 15, after the first adjourned without any action due to ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows threatens arrests of Democratic lawmakers who left the state

Burrows prepared a motion to place a call on the House, to assign warrants for the civil arrests of Texas Democrats who fled ...

Abbott orders arrest of AWOL Texas House Dems after warrant issued by House Speaker

Gov. Gregg Abbott says state Democrats who skipped town to derail a GOP-backed redistricting effort could face arrest and ...