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Texas GOP nears vote on new maps as Democrats stage protest in state House

Texas Republicans are moving closer to approving new congressional maps amid a Democratic show of protest over the GOP House ...

Texas GOP Set to Pass Gerrymandered Map Despite Protests

Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests ...

Activists protest as redistricting fight heats up in Texas House, see the photos

The redistricting fight heats up in Texas House as lawmakers prepare to vote on new mid-decade redistricting maps while ...

What to know as a Texas lawmaker protests police escorts and California takes up redistricting

Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the ...
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UT System nixes faculty senates, approves restrictions on campus protests

The changes are in response to new state laws seeking to limit faculty’s influence and put guardrails on campus demonstrations.

California legislators pass redistricting plans to put a Democratic-drawn map before voters

California's Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed bills Thursday setting up a high-profile special election this ...

Texas Democrats sleep at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

Some Texas state House Democrats are refusing to leave the chamber, after Republicans required them to sign a form allowing ...

Texas House advances redistricting plan that could give GOP 5 more congressional seats

Texas' Republican-led Legislature is expected to give final approval to new congressional maps that add five new House seats ...