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Texas Politics · TexasAttorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 Democrats from the state House, the latest in a flurry of unprecedented actions aiming to resume business at the Capitol and pass new congressional maps to benefit Republicans.
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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff
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Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw Texas’s congressional maps. On Monday, the Texas House approved arrest warrants for Democratic state lawmakers who state troopers can locate. However, those warrants are only enforceable within Texas. Paxton’s petition…See the Story
Paxton Asks Illinois Court to Enforce Texas Arrest Warrants Against State House Democrats
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Texas Politics · TexasTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sued former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) and his political group, Powered by People, for unlawful fundraising activity after Democratic state House members fled the state to stall a GOP redistricting plan.
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Paxton sues O’Rourke in Texas redistricting battle
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