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Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout
The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday approved a new congressional map crafted to hand five additional U.S. House seats to the GOP over fierce opposition from Democrats, who cast the plan as a ...

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Texas House Democrats fined nearly $500K for walkout on GOP redistricting
Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting
California moves forward with gerrymander to counter Texas
The California Legislature voted on Thursday to ask the state’s voters to gerrymander their congressional districts, aiming to flip five GOP-held House seats and offset Texas Republicans’ redistricti...

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GOP redistricting plan heads to Greg Abbott after Texas Senate thwarts filibuster
Texas Democrats Prepare Final Show of Resistance Against Republican-Backed Redrawn Maps
Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch
That move came a day after Texas Republicans advanced their own redrawn map to pad their House majority by the same number of seats at the urging of President Donald Trump.

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Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett says he won't run in 2026 if Texas redistricting map stands
Texas Senate in session discussing redistricting, Senator Ted Cruz one-on-one, Houston Restaurant Weeks and more

Texas, Democrats and Republicans

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Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps
Texas Democrats prepared for a final show of resistance against a Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps mid-decade, with plans to push a Senate vote into the early morning hours Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to delay final passage.

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Texas Republicans take victory lap after redistricting vote, Democrats vow to fight back
The states where Trump, Republicans plan to bring redistricting fights next
Texas Senate Advances Redistricting as California Legislature Joins Race
Lawmakers in Texas and California were hurtling forward on Thursday with competing partisan proposals to aggressively redraw the political maps for their U.S. House districts in a rapidly evolving cla...

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Redistricting battle: Texas Senate approves congressional map, sending to governor's desk
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map
Trump lauds Dan Patrick for Texas GOP’s ‘HUGE VICTORY’ in redistricting battle
The Texas Senate passed redistricting legislation early Saturday after Democrats in the chamber were unsuccessful in delaying the vote.

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Explainer-The legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

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.

Democrat Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection if courts don’t overturn Texas redistricting

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.

Texas Democrat who rails against billionaire cash takes $59K from Trump-backing megadonor

James Talarico's office defended accepting Republican billionaire funds while proposing a $10,000 cap on campaign contributions to Texas state lawmakers.

Texas Democrats Have A Plan To Disrupt The Trump-Approved Congressional Map

If everything goes Democrats’ way, Trump’s demands for five seats in Texas to mitigate losses elsewhere may not materialize.

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Democratic Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado outfitted with catheter, urine bag for redistricting bill filibuster

Urine for a long night. Texas Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced plans Friday to filibuster a Republican-led redistricting bill — and while she’s holding the floor, she won’t be holding it in.

Texas Republicans are proposing stiff new penalties for quorum breakers after redistricting delay

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for legal penalties for lawmakers who impede action in the Legislature after Texas House Democrats blocked a vote on GOP redistricting for two weeks.

Texas Democratic legislator is sleeping in the state Capitol after refusing security escort to leave

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber, now outfitted with a mattress and snacks, until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.
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