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New congressional maps head to Texas governor after Senate approval

The Texas State Senate has passed a bill approving new congressional redistricting maps, aimed at giving Republicans more seats in the U.S. House.

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Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

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Texas House passes new GOP-friendly congressional maps

After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed GOP-favored congressional maps Wednesday evening that could flip five Democratic districts.

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Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff

House Bill 4 advances to the Senate after Democrats return from a quorum-breaking walkout. Republicans aim to reshape the ...

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Two more candidates announce campaign for Texas House District 71

Two more candidates have announced their campaign for Texas House of Representatives District 71. Taylor County rancher Liz ...

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Abilene city councilman announces campaign for Texas House of Representatives

Abilene city council member and local attorney Blaise Regan has announced he is running for the Texas House of ...

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Abbott says he will approve contentious GOP redistricting bill after Texas Senate passage

The mid-decade map redraw adds five Republican-leaning districts and sets up a legal showdown over minority representation.

Texas lawmaker refuses police escort, spends to night in the House Chamber, complete with props

House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

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Texas Democrats return, continue to protest redistricting efforts by Republicans

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting ...

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Exclusive: Gene Wu, Democratic leaders discuss GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Gene Wu, the leader of the Texas House Democrats who fled the state earlier this month to resist Republican-led efforts to ...

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