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At least 51 Texas Democrats fled the state for Chicago. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left the state.

HOUSTON — More than 51 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives quietly flew to Chicago on Sunday afternoon, ...

The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously ...

The map includes redrawn districts that would help defend the Republicans' slim House majority in next year's midterms.

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

Firebrand Democrat Jasmine Crockett faces being booted from Congress after Republicans proposed a heavily gerrymandered ...

Some of the Democratic legislators fleeing Texas will appear on Sunday evening with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at a press conference.

In a release on Sunday, Democrats said that they were using the "only tool available to stop this assault on our democracy." ...

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...

Texas House Democrats announced on Sunday that they were leaving the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pick-up opportunities ahead of ...