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Texas House redistricting committee’s Houston hearing draws criticism over absence of maps
Democratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review. Chair ...
Texas plan to redraw maps could protect GOP House majority
The legislature is meeting in special session to draft plans that could give the party five more seats in Congress.
Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting
By taking up new congressional maps pushed by President Trump first, Republicans hope to discourage Democrats from walking ...
Texas Dems meet with Blue state govs during redistricting effort
(The Center Square) – Only five days into the special session and 15 Texas House Democrats left the state to meet with the Democratic governors of California and Illinois looking for ways to oppose ...
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As Texas embraces federal immigration database to verify voter citizenship, some experts are worried
Texas officials praise the revamped immigration database, but some critics are raising concerns about data privacy and ...
Texas Democrats meet with Newsom to stop Trump’s push to ‘rig’ the 2026 election
Democrats from the Texas Legislature met with Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento to discuss President Trump's push to redistrict ...
Texas Republicans plan to rig elections with political maps. How Democrats are fighting back.
Democracy thrives or dies on how we draw political districts, and the prognosis for Texas is not good. Gov. Greg Abbott ...
Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing
At the first of at least seven hearings, members of the public aired grievances about the unusual mid-decade redistricting ...