AWOL Texas Dems won’t get paid till they show up: state House speaker
About 50 Texas Democrats who fled the state to delay a redistricting vote won’t get paid until they show up at the capital, the Republican speaker of the state’s House ...
Tag: Gerrymandering
Texas AG launches probe into Beto O’Rourke’s political group over funding for Democrats who fled state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation Wednesday into potential “unlawful activity” undertaken by former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s political group to help state Democratic lawmakers stay away from the ...
Dem Rep. Doggett: States Like Maryland Should Gerrymander to Counter GOP
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) said that in states where Democrats have some degree of control of the state government, like in Maryland, Democrats ...
Sen. John Cornyn urges FBI to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to stall redistricting effort
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked the FBI Tuesday for help locating, arresting and investigating dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to stall ...
Dem TX Rep.: Illinois’ Gerrymandering Is Different Because It’s Legal
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Texas State. Rep. Linda Garcia (D) argued that Illinois’ gerrymandering is different from Texas because it’s “within their constitution, within their right.” Guest ...
Dem Rep. Doggett on Dem Gerrymandering: TX Isn’t Responding to That
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) responded to arguments from Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison (R) that Democratic states, like Illinois, have gerrymandered their maps ...
Democratic Texas congressional candidate dragged out, arrested after rant at redistricting hearing, wild video shows
A Democratic congressional candidate was forcibly removed from the Texas State Capitol Thursday and arrested after he filibustered a hearing on redistricting in the Lone Star State. “It is a ...
