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Hundreds rally in Oakland against Texas redistricting, including some who oppose Newsom's plan

Hundreds of people rallied in Oakland on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide day of action denouncing efforts to ...

NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...

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 ...

Redistricting fight intensifies in Texas and California

Protests are taking place across the country as California and Texas face battles over redrawing congressional maps.

Texas Homeowners Could Get the Biggest Tax Cut in the State's History-but Redistricting Fight Has Overshadowed It

Texas' $51 billion property tax cut could save homeowners $500 a year-if voters approve it in November. But redistricting ...

‘Power grab’: DFW-area Black advocacy groups rally against Texas GOP redistricting effort

Several Dallas and Fort Worth-area Black advocacy groups gathered Saturday morning at Friendship West Baptist Church to speak ...

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 praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

Demonstrators gather on Memphis overpasses, protest Republican redistricting in Texas

The event was part of a national day of action, "Fight the Trump Takover," in protest of the redrawing of congressional maps in Texas. Protestors gathered on the Union and Eastmoreland overpasses and ...