Texas Special Session begins in Austin
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Texas Legislature undertakes controversial mid-decade redistricting, amidst criticism and concerns of minority voter disenfranchisement.
President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats. Gov. Greg Abbott has obliged Trump by adding redistricting to a crowded special session that also includes disaster recovery and preparedness.
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Redistricting, floods and marijuana: What to watch as TX lawmakers meet in AustinAbbott has tasked lawmakers with redrawing congressional districts mid-decade. The move follows a U.S. Department of Justice letter to state leaders that said three Houston districts and a Fort Worth area district are “unconstitutional ‘coalition districts’” because they’re racially drawn.
Wu didn't offer details on the tactics Democrats plan to implement, but said Democrats will remain in communication.
Two weeks after deadly floods swept through Texas, officials dropped the number of still-missing people in the hardest-hit area to three — down from nearly 160 in the days following the July
A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according to experts and the bill’s
Republicans are promising an "open and transparent" process while Democrats say redrawing the congressional boundaries is all about protecting President Trump.
The Texas Legislative special session kicks off with a full agenda. The special session could last up to 30 days, but Governor Greg Abbott controls the overtime in legislative sessions.