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The Associated Press on MSN · 14m

Trump-backed redistricting map stalls in Texas House after Democrats leave state in protest

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by U.S. President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans' 2026 midterm prospects as his political standing falters.

CBS News on MSN · 4h

Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 5h

Texas House Democrats stymie redistricting effort amid protests, arrest threats

Business in the Republican-dominated Texas House screeched to a halt in its third week of a special legislative session Monday when Democrats no-showed a critical vote on a GOP-driven plan to redraw congressional districts to further conservatives’ agenda in Washington.

2hon MSN

Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

6hon MSN

Texas Republican district attorney posts video smoking weed to protest prohibition

A Republican district attorney in West Texas embarked on a highly public campaign to protest the state’s ban on marijuana: ...

1hon MSN

Texas Democrats flee state, echoing Wisconsin lawmakers’ 2011 move to block Act 10

This is not the first time Democrats have fled to protest a vote. It happened in Wisconsin in 2011 in response to Act 10, ...

8hon MSN

Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.

3hon MSN

Texas Senate panel advances bill restricting bathroom access for trans people

Senate Bill 7, authored by Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston, will mandate that people use private spaces in state ...

21m

Political analyst on Texas' redistricting fight

Republicans in Texas are escalating the partisan debate over congressional districts by attempting to redraw their map in ...

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