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The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.
With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of ...
The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.
The Texas House of Representatives approved a new state congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, capping a weeks-long political standoff and boosting Republicans’ chances of keeping control ...
Former President Barack Obama waded in to support California Democrats’ tit-for-tat efforts to more extremely gerrymander the state’s congressional lines “as a responsible approach” to counter Texas ...
After House Democrats absconded for more than two weeks in opposition to a Congressional redistricting bill, the Texas House on Wednesday passed the bill by a vote of 88-52. It was passed after ...
The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...
Abbott's push for the new legislation comes just weeks after Texas Democrats left the state for Chicago, Boston, and Albany, ...
The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two ...
The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map creating five new potential GOP seats.