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Texas’ redistricting map continues advancing as Republicans try to pick up U.S. House seats

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.

Austin American-Statesman · 3h

Texas House approves GOP congressional map

The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.

NBC News on MSN · 4h

What's next in the battle over redistricting as the Texas House passes new GOP maps

California Democrats are making moves to put a ballot measure pushing pro-Democratic maps before voters this fall. Other Republican-controlled states are looking at redraws, too.

House, Texas and Democrats

The Dallas Morning News on M… · 59m

Was the Texas House Democrats’ quorum break worth the effort?

Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol this week, touting their two-week quorum break as a success “beyond their wildest dreams” and pledging to advance the fight against a redistricting bill that could net Republicans five congressional seats in next year’s midterm elections.

CBS News · 1d

Democrat 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 congressional redistricting plan returned to Austin. The Democrats were asked to sign "permission slips" so they could be escorted by state troopers to ensure they would return when the session reconvenes Wednesday,

Yahoo · 1d

Texas Democrats join protest against police monitor in state House

Texas Democrats protest in the state Capitol against a Republican-assigned police monitor:::: Austin, Texas:: Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, (D) Texas District 148"There is no legal basis. There is no House rule basis for what is being done.

Texas Senate committee advances congressional redistricting bill

The Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting on Thursday voted to present House Bill 4 to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. It was a 5-3 vote with one absent. The vote comes a day after ...

17hon MSN

Abbott scores big win in redistricting battle as Texas Democrats' blockade collapses

While Gov. Greg Abbott blasted through a Democratic blockade and advanced a new congressional map, California Gov. Gavin ...

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN23h

Redistricting showdown returns to the Texas Legislature floor

The redistricting fight returned to the Texas House. Lawmakers wasted no time pressing each other on the details.

17hon MSN

Texas House holds marathon hearing on redistricting bill that could give Republicans 5 new Congressional seats

Republicans feel they have supporting legal opinions to make the changes, but Democrats spent the day arguing the bill breaks ...

Axios on MSN1d

Texas Democrats plot to stall redistricting effort until Epstein files released

Texas House Democrats on Wednesday plan to offer an amendment that would block a Republican redistricting effort until the ...

More Texas Democrats spend the night in the state Capitol in protest amid redistricting fight

After having fled the state over redistricting legislation, Democratic lawmakers had to agree to have security escorts to ...

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