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Texas Democrat spends night in Legislature protesting police shadowing in redistricting battle

A Democratic Texas lawmaker has chosen to spend the night in the state House chamber to avoid being shadowed by law ...

Texas lawmaker in redistricting fight spends night in Capitol to avoid police monitor

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police ...

Texas House redistricting committee advances bill with new congressional maps

Texas House Democrats confirmed on Monday morning that they are returning to Austin after a two-week standoff with ...

Texas floods, redistricting fight stall summer campaign launches

The blistering Texas summer is usually a time when candidates announce their campaigns and begin raising money for the ...

Texas House could have quorum today as second special session continues

The Texas House could have a quorum today as the second special session continues. House Democrats acknowledge they don't ...

Bakari Sellers on Texas redistricting fight: ‘don’t change the rules in the middle the game’

Governor Gavin Newsom is gearing up for a redistricting battle in California as he tries to counter Texas. Is that the right ...

NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...

Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

Texas Democrats have ended a two-week walkout that stalled efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national ...