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Texas Republicans approve new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

The Texas Tribune · 13h

Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk

Republican lawmakers pushed the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.

ABC7 KABC · 20h

Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

Texas Democrats are preparing their final show of resistance against a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional map

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Amarillo Globe-News on MSN · 9d

With redistricting, Texas Democratic Party Chair fighting a battle on two fronts

They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in control.”

CBS News · 21h

Texas Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of racism during redistricting debate

Under the newly drawn maps, Republicans will likely increase the number of seats in Texas from 25 to 30, and Democrats will see their number of seats drop from 13 to eight. Lawmakers from both parties blamed each other for using race.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 21h

Texas vs. California vs. Your State? What’s Next in the Redistricting Fight

Republican and Democratic legislatures are considering new maps to tilt the U.S. House their way ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that ...

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Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...

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Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier abruptly left a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other party members ...

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New poll: Beto O’Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary

A new poll shows Beto O’Rourke has a 20-point lead over Colin Allred in a hypothetical Democratic primary showdown for U.S. Senate. The Texas Southern University survey reflects O’Rourke’s popularity ...

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Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

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Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ ...

Texas Senate Debates Redistricting Bill, Is Expected to Pass It Easily

Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would ...

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