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Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections

Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.
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Tensions flare as Texas House panel hears a “bathroom bill” for first time in eight years

Senate Bill 8 would restrict which bathrooms in government buildings transgender people would be allowed to use. Testimony ...

Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weekslong House standoff

The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong House standoff. The ...

Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor Republicans in 2026 midterms

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives passed Wednesday a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five ...

Texas House passes flood bill requiring youth camp emergency plans

The measure is a response to the dozens of children who died at Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country ...

Texas House voting on bills addressing deadly Hill Country floods that killed hundreds

Lawmakers in the Texas House will vote on six bills aimed at addressing the Central Texas floods that killed 137 people.

Democrat Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection if courts don’t overturn Texas redistricting

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in ...

Texas House passes Trump redistricting plan, setting up face-off with California

The new map, ordered up by President Donald Trump and endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, would wipe out five ...