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The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.
With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of ...
The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.
Newsom, who enjoys a Democratic super-majority in both houses of the state legislature, ultimately seeks voter support of his ...
The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...
A protest is planned Tuesday outside of the House chamber where one lawmaker is refusing to leave after rejecting monitoring from the Department of Public Safety.
The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two ...
By Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2025 "Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout" was first published by The Texas Tribune, ...
After a two-week quorum break by Democrats, the Texas House forced through a redistricting plan on a party-line vote.
President Donald Trump pushed for the map revision to give his party a better chance at holding on to the U.S. House in the 2026 election.
Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.The building itself was s ...
The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map creating five new potential GOP seats.