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As Trump pushes Texas takeover in fight for House, Democrats plot their counterpunch
House Democrats are actively preparing for political trench warfare against the GOP in next year’s midterm battle, with talks ...
2003 redistricting profoundly changed Texas politics, will this year’s plan do the same?
In 2003, just three years after the decennial census, Texas Republicans developed a proposal to redraw that state’s congressional boundaries so provocative it caused 52 House Democrats to charter a ...
Texas goes back to future with controversial congressional redistricting
More than 20 years after launching mid-decade redistricting, the Lone Star State is back in the middle again. It’s easy to ...
When power picks the people: How redistricting in Texas works
The messy and overtly political process of redrawing Texas congressional boundaries begins Monday in the Legislature.
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 Democrats mull quorum break, other options as mid-decade redistricting looms
President Donald Trump said he believes Texas can squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the GOP majority ahead of the midterms.
State of Texas: Special session redistricting brings risks; THC, floods, STAAR on agenda
Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...
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Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority
President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state's congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S. House in next year's midterm elections ...