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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately calls second special session for redistricting

The state Legislature has been locked in a standoff over a push to notch more seats for Republicans in next year's midterms.

Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up the redistricting battle

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

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, ...

Texas Homeowners Could Get the Biggest Tax Cut in the State's History-but Redistricting Fight Has Overshadowed It

Texas' $51 billion property tax cut could save homeowners $500 a year-if voters approve it in November. But redistricting ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a ...

NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...

‘Power grab’: DFW-area Black advocacy groups rally against Texas GOP redistricting effort

Several Dallas and Fort Worth-area Black advocacy groups gathered Saturday morning at Friendship West Baptist Church to speak ...

Hundreds rally in Oakland against Texas redistricting, including some who oppose Newsom's plan

Hundreds of people rallied in Oakland on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide day of action denouncing efforts to ...