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Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out
Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...
How the Texas Standoff Will (Probably) End
Texas state Democrats had been plotting their departure for weeks. But most weren’t sure they were going—or where they were ...
Texas Democrats Leave for Chicago to Block Redistricting Plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers said they left the state in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its ...
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to avoid redistricting vote
Texas House Democrats spoke during a news conference in Chicago after fleeing the state to avoid voting on a redistricting ...
Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map
Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.
El Paso's Deion Hankins gets his first NFL touchdown in Chicago Bears preseason game
El Paso running back Deion Hankins catches his first touchdown for the Chicago Bears in NFL preseason game against Miami ...
Why Chicago? Texas House Democrats leave the state, head to Illinois amid redistricting battle
With the redistricting clock ticking and national eyes once again on Texas, Democrats are hoping the Windy City will blow ...
Texas Democrats meet in Chicago during quorum break
More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional ...
Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s ...