Texas Dems: Chicago hotel evacuated after bomb threat

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the hotel in Chicago, Illinois, where Texas State Representatives were staying, received a bomb threat and was evacuated, according to Texas Representatives.

On Sunday, many Texas Democratic leaders broke quorum and left the state in protest of the state’s redistricting efforts.

Representatives were expected to vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hoped would provide them with additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

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Unfortunately, this is what happens when Republican leaders, like our corrupt Attorney General, call on their supporters to ‘hunt us down.’…

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