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Texas, Trump and Republicans

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

Adjusting the lines of Gonzalez’s district to bring in a few thousand more Republican voters, while shifting some Democratic ones out, could flip his seat.

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Despite risks, Texas Republicans launch Trump-backed effort to redraw congressional lines

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Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.

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Trump administration releases records on FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led unt...

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Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting

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As parties battle for control, they turn to a controversial strategy: Redrawing electoral maps

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Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame

A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at least 136 people, a...

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Texas Lawmakers Investigate Flash Floods as Death Toll Hits 137

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Texas lawmakers tackle state’s catastrophic flooding in special session

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Editorial: Texas is talking tax cuts. Illinois? More hikes.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced on the social platform X that state lawmakers this week will be tackling property taxes in a special session.

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Texas Lawmakers Will Debate Flood Response, Redistricting and Other Issues

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Greg Abbott says he supports THC ban on intoxicating hemp products

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States’ Redistricting Arms Race Could Upend the Midterms

California governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the California congressional delegation have been mulling a retaliatory re-redistricting of their state’s map, which might produce as many as four ne...

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Texas Democrats demand flood relief take priority over redistricting in special session

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Texas lawmakers ignored recommendations meant to help rural areas prepare for flooding

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Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response

Illinois Republicans mock Pritzker’s approval of 2021 Democrat-leaning maps. Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response.

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Republican Politicians Looking to Gerrymander Ohio and Texas to Protect U.S. House Majority

Trump won Ohio with 55% of the vote, but Republican politicians want to gerrymander 80% of the state’s U.S. House districts for themselves.

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The Texas GOP’s new platform shows how far Trump’s takeover has gone

I covered my first Texas Republican Party Convention in 2010, during the Tea Party movement’s ascendance at the state and the national levels. My editors warned me ahead of time that I would see ...

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Trump’s Texas redistricting power grab makes Tom DeLay’s look tame

Texas Democrats can run from Republicans' gerrymandering, but they can't hide. No walkouts, blue state redistricting or Voting Rights Act protections can thwart Trump's plot to keep the U.S. House.

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The Texas Republican Party platform is official. What it says. | Fort ...

The Texas Republican Party rejected the results of the 2020 election, labeled being gay as “abnormal” and vowed to protect access to guns in its platform and corresponding resolutions.

Democrats must counter Texas' redistricting 'cheating,' says Rep. Ritchie Torres

Texas Republicans want to redraw the state's congressional districts to gain an advantage in next year's election. U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., says Democrats must counter or become complicit.