Democratic lawmakers from Texas arrive for a news conference with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, after leaving their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, in Carol Stream, Illinois, August 3, 2025.
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Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas House Democrats left the state in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald Trump.
