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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Texas Democrats tell St. Sabina congregation they are fighting for democracy
A trio of state legislators who sought refuge in Illinois last week attend Mass at the church on Sunday. They've faced two ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts
Last week, Pritzker appeared alongside Texas Democrats who fled their state in protest of the proposed new congressional maps ...
‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...
Texas asks Illinois court to help it round up absent Democratic lawmakers
A lawsuit filed Friday in downstate Adams County seeks an order recognizing civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House ...
Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows filed suit in a heavily Republican, rural part of the ...
Texas Democrats in Illinois join Rainbow PUSH to mark 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...
Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a ...
Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois forced to evacuate hotel after bomb threat
Texas state House Democrats who left their state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional district map were ...
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Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear
The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s ...