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Trump's GOP on verge of big Texas win

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 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday.

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California's proposed Democratic Congressional maps no longer hinge on Texas, GOP states

California's Democratic leaders are now moving forward with an effort to change Congressional district maps so that they heavily favor Democrats, regardless of what Texas or other Republican states do.

USA TODAY on MSN · 15m

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. Democrats have other plans.

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The Baltimore Sun · 1h

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

MSNBC · 5h

Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan; new map heads to State Senate

The Texas House passed the GOP's redistricting plan, moving the new congressional map to the State Senate. Now, California Democrats are moving to combat those Republican gains. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports from Texas and NBC News' Dana Griffin reports from California.

Politico · 3h

Playbook PM: Texas nears approval on new maps

The state Senate is set to convene at 8 p.m. Eastern to take up the proposal and send it to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Though the new maps have been fated to pass in the deep-red state, it’s not all a wash for state Democrats.

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.

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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Texas Democrats are back in Austin. Now what?

Texas House Democrats have returned to Texas’s capital after two weeks in Chicago, having prevented the House from voting on new districts for U.S. House members from Texas. What ...

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White Castle to open its first Texas location

The new location in The Colony will be White Castle’s first restaurant in Texas. Social media has been buzzing about the new ...

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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 ...

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Texas, California legislatures gear up for major redistricting faceoff

Texas Republicans are triumphant after a success in their efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps, but California Democrats are set to make their move.

Texas State football punter David Nunez nearly quit. Now, he's a Bobcat for life

David Nunez nearly quit the Texas State football team four times. But as a redshirt senior, the former walk-on finally earned ...

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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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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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