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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 Republicans announce another redistricting session. California Democrats will counter

Texas Republicans have ended a legislative session without approving new congressional maps but are ready for another to ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a ...

Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

Strategic retreat is a Texas tradition. Why the Democrats' quorum break wasn't a failure | Opinion

Strategic retreats are in the Texas tradition. With Santa Anna in pursuit, Sam Houston ordered one from Gonzales.

Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up the redistricting battle

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

Texas Democratic state legislators are at it again | Andrew D. Hayes

Honestly, the Democratic Party does not occupy the moral high ground in this fight and should quit whining about unfair ...

Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...