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US Democrats flee Texas to block Trump-backed election redistricting

Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats leave state to block redrawn congressional map.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk retains title as the highest-paid CEO in history with $26 billion pay package—and the only thing he has to do is show up for two years

The lack of performance targets in Musk’s massive new pay package has some investors crying foul.

Fortune

Democrats just got their dream candidate in North Carolina. Here are four other Senate seats likely to flip

NEWS ANALYSIS: Can anyone step up in Maine against Susan Collins? A blood feud risks Republicans losing Texas and Michigan’s Senate race becomes a referendum on Gaza, Eric Garcia writes

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Texas Democrats face arrest warrants after blocking Trump-sought congressional map redraw

Civil warrant move came in response to Democrats fleeing Lone Star for Illinois and elsewhere to prevent a quorum for partisan GOP push to redraw Texas congressional map

The Independent UK

Flood relief, THC regulation and more in limbo after House Democrats leave Texas

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.

The Texas Tribune

Texas house pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fight

Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicans’ redistricting plan

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King of the Hill revival pays tribute to Jonathan Joss after fatal shooting

Joss was shot and killed at his home in Texas in June

The Independent UK

Beto O’Rourke warns of third Trump term as Texas Democrats fight redistricting: ‘Those are the stakes’

‘We will see a Republican-majority Congress roll out the royal red carpet,’ former Texas representative says

The Independent UK

Live redistricting updates: Dems say there was a bomb threat made at their hotel

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said his group is putting its full weight to help Texas Democrats, who left the state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional districts.

The Texas Tribune

Can Anything Halt the Gerrymandering Arms Race?

Texas Dem quorum-breakers are seeking to protect voter rights nationwide, but they’re likely engaged in little more than a perfunctory game of chicken.

Texas Observer

HBO's The Yogurt Shop Murders: The Quadruple Homicide That Shook America's Heartland

HBO's gripping four-part documentary 'The Yogurt Shop Murders' explores the brutal 1991 killings of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, revealing devastating family trauma and police failures in America's most haunting unsolved case.

International Business Times UK

‘Me and my kids are homeless’: Dallas woman says man falsely claimed she was deceased and he was next in line for her house. Now she’s being evicted

A woman in Dallas, Texas says she’s experiencing a nightmare unlike any other. She says a man fraudulently claimed that he’s her brother and that she had passed away in order to secure the title to her home.

The Mary Sue

NY Gov. Hochul Says Texas Redistricting Push Means Republicans And Democrats 'Are At War'

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Texas' redistricting initiative means Republicans and Democrats are "at war." "The gloves are off and I say bring it on."

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Illinois governor says Texas Democrats who left will be protected amid arrest threats

JB Pritzker said lawmakers are ‘doing the right thing’ after a group left Texas to prevent House vote on redistricting

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’

Presence of Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and former girlfriend has angered fellow inmates at Texas prison camp

GOBankingRates

12 Southern Cities Where Rent Costs 30% or Less of a Middle-Class Income

In a study, GOBankingRates analyzed cities in the South to find those where rent costs less than 30% of the minimum household income needed to be middle class.

Latin Times

Three Texas Men Arrested For Buying Assault Rifles For a Cartel

Three Texas men have been arrested for allegedly buying assault rifles for Mexican cartels, authorities claimed

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Texas Democrats Could Be Arrested Today As Redistricting Feud Escalates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to remove state Democrats from the House if they don't make it to a special session on Monday. Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said they could also be arrested

Sports Illustrated

The 25 Best College Football Teams of the Past 25 Years

Defensive and offensive juggernauts, back-to-back champions and a season so good that even though it’s vacated in the record books, it still makes our list.

Latin Times

Texas AG Paxton Vows To 'Hunt Down' Democrats Who Fled The State To Avoid Redistricting Vote

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to "hunt down" Democrats fleeing the state to prevent a redistricting vote from taking place in the state

The Mary Sue

‘This is absolute insanity’: Texas inspector walks into newly constructed home. Then he sees where the garage door is

Finding a new build that doesn’t have some sort of major structural flaw is starting to become a homebuyer’s version of Mission Impossible. Home inspectors know this all too well–and have continuously been posting their disappointment at these finds on TikTok. Their warnings have more than likely made folks think…

Evening Standard

Interstellar: Michelin-starred BBQ restaurant from Texas is coming to London

Proper American barbecue isn’t easily found this side of the Atlantic, especially those with the slogan “strictly no vegans”

The Independent UK

Texas Democrats flee state and face $500-a-day fines in desperate move to block Republican redistricting

Opposition lawmakers stage exodus to thwart Republican bid to redraw electoral map by denying them a quorum, inspiring incensed conservatives to call for their arrest

The Independent UK

New York governor hits back at Ted Cruz after trolling her for wearing headscarf at NYPD officer’s funeral

Senator Ted Cruz, who represents Texas, added “Um, wut?” in response to a post of the governor on X

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