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Texas House panel passes new redistricting map that adds more GOP seats

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of people of color.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 17h

Texas House advances newly drawn congressional map that favors GOP

The newly drawn map passed the Texas House's Redistricting Committee by a party line vote of 12-6 on Saturday.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Texas panel advances redrawn congressional map that could take 5 Democratic seats

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to hold on to the House majority in the 2026 midterms.

Texas, Redistricting and Democrats

Politico on MSN · 47m

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle

Dozens of Texas Democrats plan to flee the state amid a special session Sunday afternoon, making a last-ditch effort to disrupt a mid-decade redistricting attempt forced by President Donald Trump, according to one person briefed on the matter.

Bloomberg on MSN · 3m

Democratic Lawmakers to Flee Texas in Bid to Halt Redistricting

Democratic lawmakers said they are leaving the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its congressional maps — a redistricting initiative pushed by President Donald Trump.

The New York Times · 1d

Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.

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Texas redistricting: Latino voters could be key in Republican effort to pick up seats

Two of those seats are in South Texas, and represented by Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, who both ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN10h

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will ...

NBC DFW1y

Texas GOP convention debates closing party primary

Texas currently has what's called an "open primary," meaning you don't have to register your political stance with the state or the government. Registered voters simply show up on Election Day and ...

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The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition

Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...

CNN data guru rips Dems over strategy in Texas: ‘They’re playing Little League!’

President Donald Trump urged Texas earlier this month to help the Republican Party by aiming to flip five seats in the Lone ...

Democrats Say a GOP Plan to Redraw House Districts in Texas Harms Black and Hispanic Voters

Democrats are arguing that a Republican plan for redrawing districts in Texas to create more winnable U.S. House seats for ...

In Tense Hearing, Texas Republicans Defend Redrawn Political Map

The legislative hearing was part of a rapidly moving redistricting process, pushed by President Trump, that could see the map ...

AlterNet on MSN2dOpinion

'A gamble': How Texas GOP 'madness' is putting its own party at risk

Texas Republicans’ latest push to cement their dominance could work against them if Trump keeps turning off Texas voters, ...

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