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Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver President Donald Trump more GOP congressional seats

Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin ...

Texas Democrats to return home for second special session, sources confirm

After breaking quorum, Texas House Democrats will return to the Lone Star State for another special session, according to ...

GOP Texas map has Austin residents sharing district with rural Texans 300 miles away

The proposed map chops up Central Texas' 37th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Democrat Rep. Lloyd ...

Trump’s new congressional map in Texas still stymied as Gavin Newsom urges president to give up

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton says Beto O’Rourke deserves jail over his Fort Worth rally

Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday called Ken Paxton a “corrupt, lying thug,” after the attorney general said O’Rourke should be ...

House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.
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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...