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Texas special session 2025: Flood relief, THC regulation, property taxes and GOP-led redistricting push

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, ...

Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.

Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP ...

Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here's what to know.

Trump said he wants a "simple redrawing" of Texas' congressional map — it would enable Republicans to pick up five seats.

Texas Lawmakers Will Debate Flood Response, Redistricting and Other Issues

Voting on new congressional maps before any response to the Hill Country floods could create a political liability for ...

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 ...
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Republicans were reluctant to redraw Texas' congressional maps — and then Trump got involved

Before he called lawmakers back to Austin to redraw Texas’ congressional maps, Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to ...

A final eight-day clog at Highway 18 junction, with relief in sight

The Highway 18 junction at I-90 will close from 9 p.m. Thursday, July 17 until the morning of Monday, July 25 to make way for ...

Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps

In calling for redistricting, Abbott cited “constitutional concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice,” a reference to ...