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'Ideal choice': Trump aide suggests this controversial state AG could be pick to lead DOJ
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Ideal choice': Trump aide suggests this controversial state AG could be pick to lead DOJ

Raw Story  

Now that former Rep. Matt Gaetz has officially withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is quickly moving on to his next choice. According to a report in NYSun.com, Trump's next attorney general-designate could be Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Sun reported that an unnamed source "with close ties to Trump's …

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Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?
2 months ago

Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?

Raw Story  

"Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Ali Zaidi, a Democratic political operative who ran Mike Collier’s campaign for lieutenant governor in 2022 said many in the party are rooted in a “pre-2012” belief that an increasingly diverse Texas would lead automatically to Democratic gains. But “we need to find out where voters are and meet them where they are.” Chad Wilbanks, …

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In Texas visit, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff raises more than $1 million
3 months, 2 weeks ago

In Texas visit, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff raises more than $1 million

Raw Story  

"In Texas visit, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff raises more than $1 million" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff raised more than $1 million at a San Antonio fundraiser for Kamala Harris presidential campaign …

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Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach

Raw Story  

"Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Tim Walz encouraged Texas Democrats to elect U.S. Rep. Colin Allred to the Senate, telling a group of Dallas …

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Texas massacre leads Newsom, Democrats to promise fast gun control action
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas massacre leads Newsom, Democrats to promise fast gun control action

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and top legislative Democrats pledged Wednesday to expedite legislation that would require school officials to investigate credible threats of a mass shooting, allow private citizens to sue firearm manufacturers and distributors and enact more than a dozen other policies intended to reduce gun violence in California following the violent attack on a school in Texas. When California moves, …

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Texas election day is a time to say goodbye to some well-known candidates: analysis
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas election day is a time to say goodbye to some well-known candidates: analysis

Raw Story  

No matter how the Texas primaries shake out on Tuesday, voters will send some well-known politicians packing. The Republican race for attorney general might be the best example, with three candidates who’ve been elected statewide and an East Texas congressman who’s familiar to anyone with a cable TV subscription. But the ethical clouds over Paxton attracted strong challengers from his …

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Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money
3 years, 3 months ago

Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Galveston County, Texas, Republican county commissioners approved …

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House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, vote to legalize abortion nationwide
3 years, 3 months ago

House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, vote to legalize abortion nationwide

LA Times  

The House voted Friday to legalize abortion nationwide until fetal viability, and even though the legislation is almost certain to fail in the Senate, it marks a historic victory for abortion rights supporters after a decades-long fight. “Faced with the reality that Roe might no longer be the law of the land in a few months, I have come to …

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House Democrats are ready with a bill to legalize abortion. But it won’t be that simple
3 years, 4 months ago

House Democrats are ready with a bill to legalize abortion. But it won’t be that simple

LA Times  

Eight years ago, even when Democrats controlled the White House and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was viewed as a reliable Supreme Court vote to protect abortion rights, Rep. Judy Chu was already preparing for the day when a future conservative bench would roll back them back. “We thought this day would come when there will be a draconian law that …

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Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul. Only three new Democrats showed up Thursday, and the vast majority of the more than 50 …

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Texas Democrats Return, Ending A 38-Day Holdout That Blocked A Voting Bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas Democrats Return, Ending A 38-Day Holdout That Blocked A Voting Bill

NPR  

Texas Democrats Return, Ending A 38-Day Holdout That Blocked A Voting Bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP AUSTIN, Texas — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to …

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Texas Republicans OK arrest of Democrats who blocked voting bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas Republicans OK arrest of Democrats who blocked voting bill

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of Democratic legislators fled the US state last month to stop the passage of a bill they said would restrict voting rights. A top Texas Republican legislator has signed civil arrest warrants for 52 Democratic legislators who fled the state last month to prevent the passage of a bill they say would restrict voting rights. #txlegehttps://t.co/FpqqczlbET — Texas Democrats …

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More Texas Democrats return, but not enough to end holdout
3 years, 5 months ago

More Texas Democrats return, but not enough to end holdout

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A monthlong standoff by Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP voting bill inched closer to ending Monday as several holdouts returned and put Republicans on the brink of having enough lawmakers to push forward once again with an election overhaul. The Texas House of Representatives is now just five members shy of a …

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Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up in July when dozens of Democratic state lawmakers left the state and hunkered down in Washington, D.C. “A quorum is not present,” said Republican House …

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As Texas Democrats mull return, GOP voting bill still awaits
3 years, 5 months ago

As Texas Democrats mull return, GOP voting bill still awaits

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-six days into refusing to come home, Texas Democrats who have twice now blocked a GOP voting bill face a choice: whether to go for Round 3. Setting up camp in a Washington hotel, Texas Democrats spent nearly a month meeting with congressional leaders, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and torpedoed new voting laws back home …

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Texas Lawmakers Sound The Alarm: Senate Dems Lack Urgency On Voting Rights
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Sound The Alarm: Senate Dems Lack Urgency On Voting Rights

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Texas Democrats who left the state to prevent Republicans from passing new voting restrictions continued a public campaign in Washington, D.C., this week to convince federal lawmakers to pass sweeping voting rights legislation. Six of the Texas Democrats who left their state to block a new voting restrictions bill gathered at the Martin Luther King …

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Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles

NPR  

Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers from Texas have now been holed up in a hotel in Washington, D.C., for longer than a week. "It's a tragedy for the people of Texas and it's …

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Texas Democrats Meet With U.S. Senators As Window Narrows To Protect Voting Rights
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Democrats Meet With U.S. Senators As Window Narrows To Protect Voting Rights

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Texas Democrats who made the decision this week to flee the state for Washington, D.C., in a desperate effort to hold off a voter suppression bill met on Wednesday with several U.S. senators to continue the fight for federal voting rights legislation. The state lawmakers met Tuesday with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck …

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Time on their side, Texas GOP waits for Democrats to return
3 years, 5 months ago

Time on their side, Texas GOP waits for Democrats to return

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — On Day 3 of Texas Democrats hunkering down in Washington to block tighter voting laws, Republicans back home settled into a new routine that boils down to turning the Democrats’ gambit into yet another advantage for the GOP in 2022. “While these Texas Democrats collect taxpayer money as they ride on private jets to meet with the …

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Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats who hurriedly took off to Washington to block sweeping new election laws urged Congress on Tuesday to quickly pass legislation protecting voting rights, while Republican Gov. In Austin, House Republicans authorized state troopers to find and corral missing legislators, while a depleted but still-working state Senate passed new voting restrictions in a show of GOP …

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EXPLAINER: Why are Texas Democrats camped out in Washington?
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why are Texas Democrats camped out in Washington?

Associated Press  

Texas statehouse Democrats are camping out in Washington to try and block the GOP’s sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to vote in the state. A similar move successfully killed an earlier version of the bill on the last day of the legislative session in late May, and lawmakers are hoping for a repeat during the 30-day special …

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Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, forcing a dramatic new showdown over voting rights in America. Greg Abbott told an Austin television station he would simply keep calling special sessions through next year …

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Want to bring bipartisanship back? End the filibuster now
3 years, 5 months ago

Want to bring bipartisanship back? End the filibuster now

Salon  

Monday night, Democrats in the Texas state legislature were forced to flee. As they did over Memorial Day weekend, when they fled the first attempt by Republicans to crack down on voting, Texas Democrats held a press conference to shame Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the two Democratic holdouts who refuse to let …

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Texas governor threatens to arrest Democrats who blocked voting law by fleeing state
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas governor threatens to arrest Democrats who blocked voting law by fleeing state

LA Times  

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, center, flanked by Chris Turner, left, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, speaks at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. More than 50 Texas Democrats flew to Washington, D.C., this week, breaking quorum during a 30-day special session of the state Legislature due to end in August, effectively stalling Republican colleagues’ …

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