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Texas House votes in favor of redistricting plan

Texas House reconvenes, poised to advance controversial Republican redistricting plan

The Texas House of Representatives gaveled back into session Wednesday morning with the controversial proposal to redraw congressional maps up for a vote after Democrats fled the state to protest the earlier attempt to bring the bill to the floor.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 7d

Texas Republicans plan for another special session for redistricting starting next week

Over 50 Texas Democrats left the state on Aug. 3 as the legislature considered redistricting efforts during a special legislative session called by Abbott.

ABC · 2h

Texas House votes in favor of redistricting plan after Democrats' attempts to stall

The vote comes more than two weeks after dozens of Democrats left Texas, stalling a vote on new congressional maps favoring Republicans.

Texas rep spends second night of redistricting protest

Austin American-Statesman · 2h

Protesters removed from Texas Capitol as redistricting fight heats up

The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas lawmakers and staff members were allowed to remain inside the Capitol.

USA Today · 13h

Texas Democrats spend the night in protest of new redistricting map vote

Texas Democrats are not done protesting the GOP's plan to draw a new congressional map that favors Republicans in the midterm elections.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Lawmaker in Redistricting Fight Spends Night in Capitol to Avoid Police Monitor

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting that is part of President Donald Trump's campaign to keep the national House of Representatives in Republican hands.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for second special session as redistricting showdown continues

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

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Gov. Abbott adds new punishments for quorum busters to Special Session agenda

Gov. Greg Abbott added three new items to the Texas special session agenda. The items include new penalties for lawmakers who ...

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Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say

Multiple sources say Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to ...

Texas Legislature begins new special session, GOP resumes redistricting push as Democrats return

The Texas State House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on the state's controversial congressional ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

More than 50 Democrats left the state on Aug. 4 in a quorum-breaking move to stop congressional redistricting by stalling ...

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Hearings in Texas on flooding response and redistricting are underway as the special session continues

In Kerr County, officials question the response to deadly flooding. Feedback on redistricting across the state has been ...

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Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who ...

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Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible' as Texas GOP pushes new maps

Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s approach to redistricting ...

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