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FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...
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Illinois Judge Rejects Request to Arrest and Return Texas Democrats as Lawmakers Plot Comeback

Judge Scott Larson said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “failed to present a legal basis” for the Illinois court to ...

Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting

In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of ...
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Adams County judge rejects Texas request to arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled to Illinois | First Listen

- Adams County Judge Scott Larson ruled the Illinois court lacks inherent power to rule on a lawsuit seeking to have Illinois ...

Illinois Republicans rally behind Texas GOP redistricting plan, celebrate Trump bump

Redistricting was a large focus at an annual gathering of the state party’s central committee and the Republican County Chair ...

Abbott, Texas Republicans launch new Trump-backed redistricting push as fleeing Democrats plan to end walkout

Congressional redistricting battle intensifies as California vows to counter Texas GOP maps while Democratic lawmakers end ...

Illinois quick hits: Court rejects lawsuit against Texas Democrats; no charges for police

Court rejects lawsuit against Texas Democrats An Adams County judge has rejected a lawsuit against 33 Texas House Democrats ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton suffers major blow in bid to round up Democrats

Burrows and Paxton filed their lawsuit in Illinois westernmost county, which recorded a 47 percent vote for Donald Trump ...