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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

On the nearby House floor, Republican lawmakers maneuvered to try to launch a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. They’ve drawn up a new map of U.S. House districts that could give the GOP five more seats and help the party maintain control of the narrowly divided chamber.

CBS News · 2d

Texas lawmakers' battle over redistricting continues in House; Democrats remain gone

This fight has nationwide implications over the balance of power in Congress in next year's elections and beyond.

Noted bigot asks Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

Newsweek on MSN · 21h

Supreme Court faces decision on case urging overturn of same-sex marriage

Legal experts weighed in on whether the court is likely to accept a challenge filed by Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.

Yahoo · 14h

Ohio advocates fight back as U.S. Supreme Court asked to review same-sex marriage decision

Ohio LGBTQ+ advocates will soon start collecting signatures for their equal rights proposals as the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review their same-sex marriage decision.

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the ...

20hon MSN

U.S. Supreme Court could rule on Texas lawsuits brought in Democratic-led state courts

If courts in Democratic-led states don’t honor a request by the Texas House of Representatives to domesticate civil warrants ...

1hon MSN

Texas House to attempt to make quorum on Tuesday as Democrats continue walkout over redistricting vote

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already sparked a national political brawl and prompted ...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth3h

Texas redistricting: Democrat leaders welcome North Texas crowd to opposition rally

The energized crowd showed up to support the Texas House members who left the state at the start of the week as part of their ...

3don MSN

Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu

Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto ...

3don MSN

AG Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 House Democrats who broke quorum

The Texas Supreme Court should vacate the seats of 13 state House Democrats who left the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton ...

In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the ...

KSAT2y

Texas’ elected Supreme Court: What to know before voting for justices

Texas is one of just two states that have two types of courts of last resort. While the Texas Supreme Court deals with civil cases, the Court of Criminal Appeals is the final place for criminal ...

CNN3y

What the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling ... - CNN

When the Supreme Court reviewed Texas’ six-week abortion ban last year, it was not examining whether to reconsider court precedents that protect access to abortion before the fetus is a viable ...

17hon MSNOpinion

Trump isn’t the main villain in Texas’ gerrymander scheme

A Supreme Court ruling cracked open the door to more partisan tactics. Now, Trump and his Texas cronies are kicking it in.

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