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Rep. Suleman Lalani, among the Democrats who fled the state to delay GOP redistricting efforts, had a constant law enforcement shadow to ensure his whereabouts.
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The action in California comes in response to a Republican-led move in Texas to draw a congressional map more favorable to the GOP.
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Democrats hope to recruit Governor Janet Mills to challenge the powerful Republican senator, but an oyster farmer with a working man's pitch thinks he has a better chance.
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"This is just my way of resisting," said Texas state representative Nicole Collier after Republicans ordered Democrats to be monitored by police if they left the statehouse again.
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Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state's congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.
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The plan would help Democrats flip five seats, offsetting the gains Republicans hope to make by redrawing maps in Texas.
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