Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas’ new congressional map into law, which is expected to increase the GOP majority in the U.S. House, but is facing lawsuits from groups representing Black and Latino voters.
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Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map
A Texas Senate panel again cleared a congressional map that aims to create five new Republican districts ahead of the 2026 election, despite hearing overwhelming pushback during a Sunday hearing. […]
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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance
Texas Republicans have used their control of the state government to push a partisan agenda, culminating in a long-shot legal bid to expel House Democrats and a push to deliver five additional congressional seats to President Trump.
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Texas Redistricting: What They Really Want to Do
President Trump has called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to call for redistricting of the state, in order to maintain the GOP’s majority in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, despite the fact that it is unconstitutional racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act.
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Texas Republicans, Including Gov. Abbott, Were Reluctant to Redraw the State’s Congressional Maps. Then Trump Got Involved.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott initially resisted President Trump’s push for mid-decade redistricting, but Trump convinced him to call a special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps, despite the potential for legal challenges and the risk of spreading Republican voters too thin.
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Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Robert Morris, the former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump and pastor of Gateway Church in Dallas, has been indicted in Oklahoma for child sex crimes that date back to the 1980s.
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The Texas GOP and the Impact of a Re-Drawn Map
By Brianna Patt With the news of a new proposal map being drawn up — which is believed to exclude Black and Brown communities and offer more power to rural, […]