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Trump administration live updates: Texas Republicans lash out at Democrats who fled state amid redistricting fight

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

Why the Texas Redistricting Plan Caused Democrats to Flee and Could Help Trump in the Midterms

Redistricting typically occurs once per decade in each state following the census. But Texas Republicans broke that tradition ...
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The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face ...

Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate

Two GOP lawmakers say they'll offer bills to curtail gerrymandering. They could be in the line of fire if Democrats in states ...

Gov. Newsom vows to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting

Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting.

California redistricting would be ‘triggered’ by Texas, Newsom says

The Democratic governor, during an Aug. 4 press conference, vowed to push forward with mid-cycle redistricting should Texas ...

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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott targets El Paso Rep. Vince Perez in Texas redistricting arrest push

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an arrest warrant for a Democratic state representative from El Paso who left the state to block a ...