GOP, Texas and congressional map
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California Democrats approve Newsom’s redistricting plan after Texas House passes GOP-drawn maps
California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.
Trump's Texas fight is aimed at giving the GOP an advantage in 2026 and a lame-duck president more power while in office. Democrats have other plans.
Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the longest-serving member of Texas' congressional delegation, announced Thursday that he will retire instead of run for re-election if new congressional district boundaries aren't rejected in court after state Republicans carved up his Austin-area home district in new maps.
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.
A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders sought an injunction against the law, which was to go into effect on Sept. 1.