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Texas Senate takes up GOP congressional map

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.

CBS News on MSN · 21h

Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weeks-long House standoff

The Texas Senate is reconvening Friday morning to take up a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long House standoff. The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state's congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts.

Associated Press · 1h

Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor

The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

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The New York Times · 6h

Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map

The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.

CNN on MSN · 19h

Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

The Washington Post · 3h

Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic fundraising powerhouse Beto O’Rourke rallied support in Austin for lawmakers who left the state to delay a redistricting plan led by President Donald Trump.

Trump's GOP on verge of big Texas win

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

Texas lawmakers pass Trump-backed election map, sending it to governor

Republicans in the Texas Senate approved a map backed by President Donald Trump that would give the GOP up to five more U.S. House seats in the midterms.

POLITICO on MSN · 23m

Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.

USA TODAY on MSN · 23h

Trump's GOP on verge of big Texas win, but battle for power is only starting: 5 takeaways

Greg Abbott on Aug. 21 that Trump and his allies hope will give them a strategic advantage in holding on to their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the fight in Austin has spread beyond the state's borders and created significant uncertainty about who will be in position to govern during the second half of the Trump administration and after the next race for the White House.

Democrats set to take Texas redistricting fight to courts

ABC News on MSN · 15h

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 might also redraw their maps.

Yahoo · 34m

Democrats set to take Texas redistricting fight to the courts

The Texas redistricting battle is entering a new front as the fight turns to the courts, where Democrats and civil rights groups are expected to challenge the newly passed maps. Texas House Democrats who had fled the state to stall the maps said that they were returning “to the House floor and to the courthouse” this

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting fight: Senate committee advances bill

A bill that would redraw Texas' congressional map to potentially give Republicans up to 5 new seats in the House is one step closer to becoming law.

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Fox Business · 1d

GOP Rep. Chip Roy announces run for Texas attorney general

Texas, discusses his bid for Texas attorney general and more on 'The Bottom Line.'

Fox News · 1d

Republican Rep. Chip Roy announces he’s running for Texas attorney general after ‘prayerful calling’

Texas, assesses the redistricting battle in Texas and announces his candidacy for Texas attorney general on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

IJR · 1d

Chip Roy Enters Crowded Race To Replace Ken Paxton As Texas’ Top Prosecutor

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy launched a bid for Texas attorney general Thursday, entering a crowded race to replace Texas

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Camp Mystic posts letter after Texas House and Senate pass legislation in wake of devastating July 4 floods

Camp Mystic posted a message following heartbreaking testimony from campers' parents, and the advancement of legislation ...

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Former Texas governor's River Oaks mansion among Houston's top 5 most expensive homes sold in July

From a River Oaks mansion where a Texas governor once lived to a a grand estate listed at $18.9M, see inside the most ...

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Invest 90L emerges as Hurricane Erin moves on. Will it impact Texas?

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast ...

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A Partisan Shot Fired in Texas Reverberates Around the Country

As California moves to retaliate, Republicans will likely benefit overall from the Trump-backed redistricting scramble.

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North Texas barber creates sensory-friendly haircut experience for neurodivergent children

Henry Amoloja has various tools around his barber shop to make a sensory-friendly experience for his clients including quiet ...

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Starship flight 10: How to watch livestream of Elon Musk's SpaceX test from Texas

SpaceX, which plans to launch its 403-foot Starship rocket again Aug. 24 from South Texas, will provide a livestream of the ...

USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSN2h

Staff predictions for Texas A&M's 2025 college football season

Texas A&M will kick off the 2025 season against UTSA in one week. Here are our final Aggies Wire staff record predictions.

Texas Longhorns Dealt Bad News in Bold Projection

One of the biggest changes comes at the quarterback position. Arch Manning is the new starter for Texas following the ...

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