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Texas lawmakers in Illinois heading back home following two-week walkout over remap fight

Texas House Democrats began returning to their state on Monday after spending two weeks in the Chicago area and other parts ...

Amid Texas remap battle, bipartisan effort begins in Illinois to reform redistricting

A bid to establish a ballot initiative in 2026 to reform the redistricting process for Illinois state legislative map-making ...

Illinois judge rejects Texas' request to enforce arrest warrants in map row

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats ...
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Texas truck driver busted with 15 kilos of cocaine in Chicago area: police

A truck driver from Texas is facing charges after a traffic stop netted 15 kilos of cocaine Saturday morning in Kankakee County.
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

Texas woman charged with trying to kidnap children from Aurora, Illinois, bring them to their father in Mexico

Cindy Sanchez, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping two counts of child abduction ...

Texas Rep. James Talarico delivers South Side sermon as gerrymandering battle heightens profiles

Texas state Rep. James Talarico received almost a familiar welcome as he delivered a rare politician-led sermon to the ...

Texas GOP chairman calls Illinois a winnable ‘purple state’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has openly welcomed the Texas lawmakers to stay here. He has also suggested that if ...