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The Texas Tribune · 7h

Texas House, Senate panels again advance redrawn congressional map

A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, shortly after the first one ended.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 11h

Texas House set to vote on redistricting maps Wednesday

The Texas House is set to vote on congressional redistricting Wednesday, setting up a political fight over a plan that could be critical for Republicans to hold on to a majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

CBS Texas on MSN · 7h

Democrats, Republicans expect Texas-sized fight over new congressional maps on House floor Wednesday

The vote will take place after Democrats returned to the House Monday, which established a quorum for the first time in two weeks.

Texas, Democrats and Capitol

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan

After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed congressional map.

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Texas lawmaker prepares for second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier hunkered down for a second night in the Texas Capitol building rather than accept a mandatory police escort in a redistricting battle as President Donald Trump seeks to keep Republican control of Congress.

21hon MSN

Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans resume redistricting effort

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

10hon MSN

Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a ...

12hon MSN

Texas Dem Rep. Nicole Collier slept in state House, calls herself ‘political prisoner’ for turning down escort after redistricting stunt

Republicans required their Democratic peers to have an escort to ensure they returned to the chamber on Wednesday following ...

4hon MSN

Amid redistricting protests, Texas State Capitol cleared of visitors after reported social media threat

The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the ...

8hon MSN

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 ...

Raw Story on MSN2d

'Not based on law': Texas GOP's 'critical' admission about redistricting stuns expert

An elections expert said on Sunday that the Texas Republican Party made a "critical" admission about their redistricting efforts, which could cause their efforts to backfire. For the last month, the ...

California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a ...

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