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Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure ...

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

‘We need help to restart.’ Flood victims try to rebuild amid quorum break at Texas Capitol

Kerr County residents try to rebuild their homes after the tragic Independence Floods, as relief efforts in Austin are ...

They lost 27 children in a flood. Now they’re demanding Texas leaders act

AUSTIN, Texas — The families of 27 Camp Mystic campers who died in the catastrophic Hill Country floods in July met with ...

Trump’s new congressional map in Texas still stymied as Gavin Newsom urges president to give up

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President ...
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Texas' second special session is coming sooner than expected. Here's why that matters.

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map.

How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left ...

Judge dismisses 2 counts against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, moves bribery trial to next year

A judge has granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss two of the 14 counts that U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas ...