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Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weekslong House standoff

The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong House standoff. The ...

Senate Democrat plans to filibuster ahead of final Texas redistricting vote

State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston said she planned to hold the floor as long as possible ahead of a final vote.

Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House ...

Texas Senate Democrat to use catheter to filibuster redistricting plan

One Texas Senate Democrat is taking drastic measures to ensure her filibuster of the state Republican redistricting plan is ...

Democrat Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection if courts don’t overturn Texas redistricting

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in ...

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 ...

AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance

Moves by Texas Republicans and California Democrats to redraw their U.S. House districts could disrupt a rare partisan ...

Newsom signs California congressional redistricting bills, countering Trump-backed push in Texas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his Democratic supermajority to push a new congressional map that favors Democrats in an ...

Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that ...

How redistricting is done and why it could give parties an edge in 2026 elections

California and Texas are redrawing U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections, highlighting redistricting's impact on ...

Amid redistricting push, Campa-Najjar files to run against Rep. Issa

With his prospects enhanced by potential redistricting, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar filed papers for a rematch against ...