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Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier abruptly left a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other party members after she was told she was committing a felony.

Associated Press · 3d

Texas lawmaker leaves DNC call abruptly after being warned she’s committing felony

A Texas Democratic state lawmaker abruptly left a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday after she was warned she was committing a felony.

Axios on MSN · 3d

Texas Democrat abruptly leaves call with DNC chair, citing felony warning

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier on a call with DNC Chair Ken Martin and other senior party leaders told them she had to abruptly leave the call after being warned it was a felony offense. The big picture: Collier was among the Texas Democrats who left the state in a two-week protest over a new congressional map before returning on Monday,

Texas, congress and Trump

KUT · 19h

Texas Legislature sends Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Abbott’s desk

Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state’s congressional map in Republican’s favor. The new districts could give the GOP as many as five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority

Republican legislators, who have dominated Texas politics for over two decades, have undertaken a rare mid-decade redistricting to help Trump improve their party's odds of preserving its narrow U.S. House of Representatives majority amid political headwinds.

Texas House of Representatives, Democrats

Austin American-Statesman · 10h

Texas House Democrats fined nearly $500K for walkout on GOP redistricting

According to a copy of the letter posted on X by state Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, the total fine is $9,345.25. A spokesman for the House Democratic Caucus confirmed that all of the Democrats who remained absent received the letter.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats return, continue to protest redistricting efforts by Republicans

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting efforts continues.

Chron on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrat lets go of intern after protest

A state representative is distancing herself from an intern after he participated in a protest at the Capitol earlier this week Bently Paiz, a legislative aide for San Antonio Democrat Josey Garcia, appeared to be speaking to a crowd gathered outside the legislative chambers protesting in support of Nicole Collier earlier this week.

Texas Senate Approves New Congressional Maps

The Texas Senate approved a Republican-favoring congressional map early Saturday morning, ABC News reported. The map creates ...

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Abbott clears final redistricting hurdle as Texas Senate passes new Trump-approved map

Republicans advanced the Texas redistricting plan, after weeks of Democrats breaking quorum, as the new map heads to Gov.

13hon MSN

Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign redistricting maps after lawmakers approve them

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map gerrymandered to help Republicans maintain their ...

17hon MSN

Texas Legislators Approve GOP Redistricting Requested by Trump

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill into law, setting up race to redraw maps in California to neutralize Republican ...

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New poll: Beto O’Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary

A new poll shows Beto O’Rourke has a 20-point lead over Colin Allred in a hypothetical Democratic primary showdown for U.S. Senate. The Texas Southern University survey reflects O’Rourke’s popularity ...

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Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort

Rep. Nicole Collier is one of dozens of Democrats who fled Texas earlier this month to block a vote on a Trump-backed ...

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Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weekslong House standoff

The Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting advanced the bill Thursday along party lines. It's unclear whether the Democrats ...

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Trump's GOP on verge of big Texas win, but battle for power is only starting: 5 takeaways

Greg Abbott on Aug. 21 that Trump and his allies hope will give them a strategic advantage in holding on to their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the fight in Austin has ...

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