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As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow
The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year.
Texas AG Ken Paxton will ask state courts to declare absent House Democratic seats vacant
If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ...
Why Trump's political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State
Spurred on by Trump, Texas Republicans redrew the boundary lines for U.S. House seats in the state. The new map creates five more GOP-leaning seats.
FBI helping Texas law enforcement locate ‘rogue’ Dems who fled state redistricting session
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had requested FBI involvement after 57 legislators decamped to blue states — including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.
Blue State Republicans Helped Win the House Majority. The Redistricting Wars May End Their Careers.
Texas’ redistricting efforts have triggered threats of similar action from California and New York — a move that would ...
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Rent control advocates, opponents state their case during State House hearing
Advocates flocked to the State House, July 29, amid a renewed push to eliminate the statewide ban that prohibits cities and ...
Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat
Durbin was to join the Illinois Democratic voices who have rallied behind the Texas Democrats, who traveled to the state in an effort to block the passage of a new Republican-drawn congressional map.
Texas Gov. Abbott files lawsuit to remove state House Democratic Caucus chair
Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican ...