(The Texas Tribune) - Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines that attempt to flip five Democratic seats in ...

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On Wednesday, the legal fight over the newly approved congressional maps in Texas will shift from the Capitol to a federal courtroom in El Paso. That's when federal judges will consider a lawsuit by a ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas ...

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of ...

The first redrawn map of Texas's congressional districts has been submitted to the House's Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting. The map was submitted by redistricting committee member Rep.

Texas Republicans passed a new state congressional map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats up for grabs in the 2026 elections after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week ...

9:30 a.m.: Democratic National Committee chair appears with Democrats in Illinois. 1 p.m.: The House will gavel in, but as with yesterday, cannot proceed without a quorum. 2:30 p.m.: Gov. Maura Healey ...

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey speaks as opponents rally before a Texas House redistricting committee public hearing Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington on Monday, July 28, 2025. Smiley N. Pool / ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...