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Texas Flood Relief Took a Back Seat to Trump’s Redistricting Demands: “It’s a travesty.”

As floodwaters receded and communities struggled to recover, President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Texas lawmakers ...

Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims testify on camp safety reform in the Texas Senate

Parents of young girls who died in last month's flooding in the Texas Hill Country were in Austin on Wednesday to testify ...
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Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 13 Texas residents, states that the redrawn districts in the new map — which Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

Texas Rep. James Talarico speaks at a rally, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Wrigley Square in Millennium Park in Chicago. (AP ...

Paxton lead narrows in Texas GOP Senate fight as Cornyn allies flood the airwaves

Allies of Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) are unleashing millions of dollars in ad money for radio and TV, an influx that appears to ...
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Texas Senate fast tracks THC ban, flood prep and bathroom restrictions for transgender people

Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills ...

Vance on Texas redistricting: We’re ‘trying to make the situation a little bit more fair’ nationally

Vice President JD Vance argued that Republicans are “trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale” ...

Accusations of racism dominate Texas debate over redistricting, lawmakers react to the vote

Under the newly drawn maps, Republicans are likely to increase the number of seats in Texas from 25 to 30, while Democrats will see their number of seats drop from 13 to eight.