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The measure is a response to the dozens of children who died at Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country during the July 4 flood.
California Democrats are making moves to put a ballot measure pushing pro-Democratic maps before voters this fall. Other Republican-controlled states are looking at redraws, too.
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Former Speaker Dade Phelan won’t seek reelection to Texas House
As speaker, Phelan oversaw passage of numerous conservative priorities, but he gave up the gavel under pressure from the far right over the House’s impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of their fight. Was the quorum
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California Democrats prepare to pass their redistricting plan after Texas House approves new maps
California Democrats are taking up their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.
The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.
After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed GOP-favored congressional maps Wednesday evening that could flip five Democratic districts.
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Texas’ Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
The maps need to be approved by the GOP-controlled state Senate and signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott before they become official.
Democrats and voting rights advocates have denounced the redistricting effort, which is designed to give the GOP five more seats in the U.S. House.
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Live updates: Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor Republicans in 2026 midterms
The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives passed Wednesday a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress.
Parents shared heartbreaking testimonies before the Texas Senate, as they called for a bill to pass that would improve safety measures along the Guadalupe River.
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