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Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 2d

Texas Dems: Chicago hotel evacuated after bomb threat

On Wednesday, the hotel in Chicago, Illinois, where Texas State Representatives were staying, received a bomb threat and was evacuated, according to Rep. John Bucy.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 17h

Second threat reported at suburban Chicago hotel where Texas Dems were at

A second bomb threat was reported Friday at the suburban Chicago hotel and convention center that was housing Texas Democrats in Illinois while battling a redistricting controversy.

Texas, Democrats and Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times · 3h

Texas asks Illinois court to help it round up absent Democratic lawmakers

A lawsuit filed Friday in downstate Adams County seeks an order recognizing civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House of Representatives for Democrats who fled to Illinois to thwart a redistricting vote.

The Atlantic on MSN · 17h

The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan

Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump. The likeliest conclusion of this effort is that Republicans will get their wish, just as they did after a similar situation in 2021.

Chicago Tribune · 13h

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

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 ...

17hon MSN

Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...

15hon MSN

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...

Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort

Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to ...

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Aug. 8, 2025: Legislators flee Texas for Illinois, Pritzker warns of redistricting battle and more

The FBI is said to be helping find Democratic Texas legislators who fled to Illinois. Indiana expands immigrant detention centers.

Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State

The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on ...

Texas Senator John Cornyn says FBI director agreed to assist in finding Texas Democrats

U.S. Senator John Cornyn says FBI Director Kash Patel has approved a request for the FBI to assist Texas law enforcement in ...

Americans are moving into Texas cities a new study reveals

The study analyzed the top 50 city-to-city migration paths based on online searches for relocations, revealing that big cities continue to attract Americans despite high costs of living. New York City ...

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