Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks in front of Democratic lawmakers from Texas during a press conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, in Carol Stream, Illinois, on 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.
