Texas Democrats Face Escalating Threats Amid Redistricting Standoff

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Texas Democrats protesting a redistricting effort have faced escalating legal and political threats, including calls for FBI involvement and attempts to remove them from office, as they seek to prevent the passage of a partisan map during a special legislative session, with the situation intensifying beyond previous walkouts and raising national attention.
- Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout The New York Times
- Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting The Guardian
- Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat NBC News
- Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying CBS News
- Bomb threat at Q Center on 5th Avenue in St. Charles forces Texas Democrats to evacuate ahead of planned event with Sen. Durbin ABC7 Chicago
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