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Texas lawmakers trade heated accusations after redistricting map approved

The Texas House voted 88-52 along party lines on Wednesday to pass the map that Republicans say will strengthen their slim majority in Washington ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats

Yahoo on MSN · 2h

Texas Republicans passed their redistricting map. Now they're taking aim at the tactic Democrats used to delay it.

Shortly after the Texas House of Representatives finally approved its redistricting plan following weeks of delays, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott proposed legislation that would strictly limit the kinds of walkouts that Democrats used to hold up the bill in the future.

Austin American-Statesman · 7h

Texas House approves GOP congressional map

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

Chip Roy runs for Texas attorney general

Associated Press News on MSN · 6h

Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general

A Republican congressman from Texas, Chip Roy, says he's running for state attorney general. Roy is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative faction that wields outsize influence in the narrowly divided House.

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

GOP Rep. Chip Roy, at times a party thorn, to run for Texas attorney general

A member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, Roy joins a crowded field vying to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

POLITICO on MSN · 7h

Chip Roy, conservative antagonist in Washington, launches bid for Texas attorney general

Chip Roy announced a bid for Texas attorney general on Thursday, seeking to replace Ken Paxton in an already crowded Republican primary field. Roy, a Freedom Caucus member, has an antagonistic history with most of his party’s leaders,

Democrat lawmaker locked in Texas House chamber

CNN · 1d

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

CBS News · 2d

Democrat lawmaker locked in Texas House chamber after refusing police escort

The Texas House reached a quorum Monday after dozens of Democrats who left the state to block the vote on a GOP-favored congressional redistricting plan returned to Austin. The Democrats were asked to sign "permission slips" so they could be escorted by state troopers to ensure they would return when the session reconvenes Wednesday,

NBC News · 2d

Texas Democratic legislator refuses to leave statehouse

Texas Democratic legislator Nicole Collier says she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning, the latest development in the two-week saga involving a redrawing of Texas’ congressional map.

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

Trump's Texas fight is aimed at giving the GOP an advantage in 2026 and a lame-duck president more power while in office.

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Texas GOP now faces clear path to redraw congressional maps in Trump-backed push

Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their ...

Mother of missing North Texas boy returned to U.S. after arrest, officials say

The mother of the missing boy faces a capital murder charge in the case and has now been returned to the U.S. to face charges ...

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RCP Podcast: Competitive Primaries on Both Sides in Texas Senate Race

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss how the Democratic Party ...

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Texas, California legislatures gear up for major redistricting faceoff

Texas Republicans are triumphant Thursday morning after a success in their efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps – ...

Texas law firm is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration — and it’s fighting back

Susman Godfrey is a high-powered Texas-based litigation law firm that has represented and sued some of the biggest businesses in Texas. It is also one of ...

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Texas Hill Country schools transformed into relief hubs after the deadly summer floods. Now, students are headed back

Hunt Independent School district had over a month left until school was scheduled to start on August 20. But after ...

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At 8, she spoke up for trans rights in Texas. Now her family is fleeing the state.

Sunny Bryant went before the state legislature to advocate for kids like her. As she enters middle school, her family made ...

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Texas classrooms won’t have to display the Ten Commandments — for now

The ruling, celebrated by a group of interfaith families, affirms that public schools cannot force religious doctrine on ...

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