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Special Session No. 2 is Underway As Democrats Make Their Way Back to Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s first special session adjourned last week without signing any new bills into law, due to the absence of a quorum prompted by House Democrats who left the state to avoid voting on new U.

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

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Some Texas Republicans want more GOP congressional districts redrawn

Gov. Abbott has not added redistricting for State House seats, and he was asked about it. "Every strategy is at play... if we need to," said Abbott.

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Redrawing Texas congressional districts ‘another attack on democracy.’ A letter.

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Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional maps

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All the details in Democrats’ California gerrymander

California Democrats on Friday finalized their plan to snatch five GOP House seats next year by redrawing the state’s congressional lines, according to a copy of the new House map and other documents...

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Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

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California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

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Demonstrators gather on Memphis overpasses, protest Republican redistricting in Texas

"We don't look at it as a partisan fight. It's an existential threat to democracy as a whole," said Jessica Miller, an organizer with Indivisible Memphis, the group that staged the event.

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Protesters Gather to Oppose Trump’s Push on Redistricting

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Texas House Democrats join Chicago anti-Trump protest in Loop

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Texas senators hold new public hearing on redistricting plan

Sunday afternoon, State Senators launched a public hearing on a bill to redraw congressional voting districts in Texas. The hearing, comes two days after Governor Greg Abbott called a second special session of the Texas Legislature.

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NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.

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Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday.

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Exclusive interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as Democrats boycott redistricting plan

On Monday, Abbott spoke with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the political standoff in Austin.

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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 their walkout protest.

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Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to protest redistricting

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to holding protest rallies.

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House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

NYT columnist claims Trump ordered Abbott to 'mustard gas' democracy with Texas redistricting efforts

New York Times columnist David Brooks claimed that President Donald Trump ordered Gov. Greg Abbott, R-TX, to "mustard gas" American democracy through redistricting efforts in Texas.