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Texas House poised to advance controversial Republican redistricting plan

The Texas House of Representatives gaveled back into session Wednesday morning with the controversial proposal to redraw ...

Black Republicans Back Texas Redistricting Plan Amid Opposition

Texas Republicans are advancing a redistricting plan that could expand GOP seats and create majority-Black districts in ...

First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall; Texas GOP poised to vote

Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP ...

Republican Party of Texas wants to expand redistricting to Texas House

Chairman Abraham George recently traveled to Illinois to join Republicans there in denouncing Texas Democrats.

Texas’s New Map Is Racial Division by Another Name

Fueled by rapid Latino population growth, Texas has amassed new congressional seats. But these gains have not strengthened ...

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public ...