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Texas Senate passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

The Republican-controlled Texas state Senate passed the party’s new congressional maps late Friday, completing a legislative odyssey that included significant Democratic delays and sparked a nationwide scramble over redistricting in the process.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority

Texas Republicans undertook the rare mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump, who says he wants to bolster the odds of preserving his party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives amid political headwinds.

The New York Times · 7h

Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map

The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.

Chip Roy, Texas attorney general and Republican

Fox News · 1d

Republican Rep. Chip Roy announces he’s running for Texas attorney general after ‘prayerful calling’

Texas, assesses the redistricting battle in Texas and announces his candidacy for Texas attorney general on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rep. Chip Roy, an Outspoken Fiscal Conservative, Is Running for Texas Attorney General

Republican Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative known for his willingness to challenge party leadership, announced Thursday that he is running for Texas attorney general. Now in his fourth term,

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

GOP Rep. Chip Roy, at times a party thorn, to run for Texas attorney general

A member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, Roy joins a crowded field vying to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.

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Democratic state senator vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning ...

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Texas Legislature sends Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Abbott’s desk

Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state’s congressional map in ...

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Texas House passes GOP redistricting maps to give party five more seats

The Republican-controlled state House in Texas has passed new congressional maps that aim to pad the party’s majority in Washington by as much as five seats in the midterm elections, a move that comes ...

What to know about the legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his ...

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Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch

Texas lawmakers meet again Friday, when the Republican majority in the Senate could give final approval to their map.

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Texas lawmaker attempts to stall GOP redistricting plan with all-nighter

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Houston lawyer, Democrat and veteran of stalling, prepares for another run at holding up ...

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Trump's GOP on verge of big Texas win, but battle for power is only starting: 5 takeaways

Greg Abbott on Aug. 21 that Trump and his allies hope will give them a strategic advantage in holding on to their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the fight in Austin has ...

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