The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...

With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of ...

The awkward moment happened just hours before the redistricting plan passed the Texas State House and was praised by Donald Trump.

The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.