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Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats
Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House ...
Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle
In what at least one legal expert called longshot litigation, Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Illinois state ...
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Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically ...
Court grants restraining order against O’Rourke in lawsuit filed by Paxton
On Friday afternoon, Paxton sued O’Rourke and Powered by the People in District Court in Tarrant County. Roughly three hours later, the court granted Paxton’s request for an emergency temporary ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment of their offices.
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Texas GOP leaders turn up heat on battle over congressional redistricting
The redistricting fight boiled over Friday, with Republican state leadership turning up the heat on the Texas Democratic ...
Paxton files lawsuit against quorum-breaking Democrats in Texas Supreme Court
On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Democratic state lawmakers in the Supreme Court of Texas ...
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Texas Turns to Illinois Court Seeking Arrest of Democrats Who Fled To Block Redistricting Effort
The Texas attorney general says ‘comity between states’ demands that Illinois enforce its arrest warrants.
Texas Redistricting Fight: Is Any of This Legal?
Democrats have left the state, the Republican governor and attorney general have vowed to remove them from office, and a ...