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Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

California pushes left, Texas right, with US House control and Trump agenda in play

A political standoff in Texas over new U.S. House maps aimed at adding five Republican seats is poised to enter a new phase ...

Texas redistricting fight continues as House fails to make a quorum on 5th try, Senate Democrats walk out in solidarity

Texas Republicans tried again to reconvene the House on Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

New redistricting map sparks clash over Latino political representation in Texas

Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying ...

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 ...

Illinois judge rejects Texas legislature lawsuit over absconding Dems

An Illinois judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas against 33 House Democrats who absconded from the state ...