The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum. By J. David Goodman Reporting from ...

The Republican-controlled Texas state Senate passed the party’s new congressional maps overnight, completing a legislative odyssey that included significant Democratic delays and sparked a nationwide ...

The State Senate will vote Thursday on a congressional map intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats. California Democrats will counter on the same day. By J. David Goodman Reporting ...

Republican legislators undertake rare mid-decade redistricting New map would shift conservative voters into Democrat-held districts One Democrat calls it 'Donald Trump's map' Aug 20 (Reuters) - Texas ...

Texas House Democrats left the state in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vowed Tuesday that he would appeal a ruling that a new GOP-favored map that Republicans passed earlier this year could not be used for the 2026 midterms. “The Legislature ...

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Washington — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, a setback for Republicans as they work to maintain their ...

Donald Trump and Republicans are nervous about the 2026 midterms. The president’s polling numbers are very bad (despite what he claims), and it doesn’t seem like Americans are thrilled with his ...

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