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Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weeks-long House standoff

The Texas Senate is reconvening Friday morning to take up a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long ...

Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

Texas lawmakers meet again Friday, when the Republican majority in the Senate could give final approval to their map.

Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that ...

Democratic state senator vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning ...

Democratic 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 ...
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Watch live: Texas Senate takes up GOP congressional map, last stop before Abbott’s desk

Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to ...

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.

Texas state rep. ‘elated, grateful’ over California's efforts to combat GOP gerrymandering

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) just approved a new redistricting plan in response to Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Texas Rep. Nicole Collier joins The Weeknight with California Assemblymember Rick ...