Texas, Democrats and redistricting
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Democratic lawmakers were expected to return to Texas after fleeing the state for two weeks. Republicans are ready to quickly pass a new congressional map called for by President Trump.
Texas House Democrats blocked the end of the first special session by maintaining a quorum break, preventing Republicans from passing new congressional maps. Speaker Dustin Burrows adjourned the session with only 95 members present—five short of quorum.
Hundreds gathered at Millennium Park Saturday afternoon, joined by several Texas House Democrats, to rally against redistricting efforts in Texas that could give Republicans five additional U.S.
Trump's push for states to redraw political maps and create more GOP-friendly House seats in time for the 2026 election has raised the stakes.
Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan have signaled they’re ready to return to the Lone Star State in the coming days. The Texas state legislature
Voters in Yuba-Sutter could soon swap representatives for the third time since 2020 as the majority-conservative area enters the crosshairs of redistricting efforts that could pus