Texas Democrats in Illinois Evacuated Amid Bomb Threats in Redistricting Standoff
TL;DR
Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to block a voting quorum faced a bomb threat at a hotel in St. Charles, leading to an evacuation and thorough search, but no device was found. The Democrats' move was to prevent a vote on a Republican-drawn congressional map, and the threat caused the postponement of a planned press conference.
- Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois faced bomb threat, police say Politico
- 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
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