Judge rejects Texas' request to enforce arrest warrants in map row
Government
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans. Paxton has filed a slew of lawsuits in the nearly two weeks since state Democrats left Texas early this month to deny Republicans quorum to pass controversial redistricting maps that will give the GOP five extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The
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