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Showdown in Texas continues as state Democrats plan to boycott hearing again

Texas Democrats are gearing up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas House fails to reach quorum amid Democrats' redistricting showdown with GOP

Texas Democrats again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up Friday for a vote on a controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans. The GOP-proposed new congressional maps that would give Republicans more seats in Congress -- potentially allowing the GOP to keep control of the U.

USA Today · 1d

Beto's back: Democrat rallies support nationwide against Trump's Texas plan

Beto O'Rourke is going to bat for Texas Democrats - on the road and online - as they attempt to stop GOP plans to redraw Texas' congressional maps.

1don MSN

The Texas gerrymandering showdown is about to get even messier

Things are messy and only getting messier. To understand the showdown in Texas — and its stakes for the rest of the country — ...

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Live / Texas House reconvenes amid redistricting showdown

Watch live coverage as the Texas House of Representatives convenes amid a standoff over a new congressional map. Democratic ...

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First Texas, now Florida? DeSantis threatens a showdown with redistricting idea | Opinion

If Republicans are afraid of losing the House in the 2026 midterms, rigging the system shouldn't be the answer. | Editorial ...

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DNC chair excludes some examples from a tally of Texas hearings on flood versus redistricting

Texas DNC chairman Ken Martin criticized Texas Republicans’ push for congressional redistricting, saying they have the wrong ...

3don MSN

Texas’s new congressional map poised for long-term legal showdown, experts say

Texas Republicans' plan to redraw the state's map mid-decade has sparked legal threats, Hatch Act claims, and fears of a ...

Texas Showdown: Governor Abbott Orders Arrest of AWOL Democrat House Members Amid Voting Rights Bill Clash

Texas Governor Abbott orders DPS to detain and return absent Democrat House members to the Capitol to address a legislative ...

5dOpinion

‘The start of a long fight’: 3 writers on Texas’s political showdown

What to make of this political showdown? I’m joined by my colleagues E.J. Dionne Jr. and Megan McArdle to discuss. Mizanur ...

Legal expert compares missing Texas Dem to fugitives, cites racial gerrymandering concerns

Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, likened the missing Democrats to individuals who flee a ...

The Knock-Down, Drag-‘Em-Out Texas Redistricting Showdown Heats Up

An old-fashioned Western showdown is happening in Texas right now.

3don MSN

Texas Gov. Abbott sues to remove alleged "ringleader" of Democratic walkout from office amid redistricting showdown

Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.

2don MSN

Texas redistricting showdown: Legal questions mount as power struggle intensifies

While the political battle lines are clear legal questions are being raised as Texas GOP leaders push to get lawmakers back ...

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