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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab. By Kayla Guo and Eleanor Klibanoff/Texas Tribune CHARLES, ILLINOIS — Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to…

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