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Calls to redraw district lines in Texas have come from President Donald Trump, who is hoping that by redrawing lines in Texas the Republican Party will be able to pick up five seats in the House
The Texas House's redistricting committee is holding a public hearing Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington. President Donald Trump has called on
About 250 North Texans rallied in Arlington against the state Legislature’s unusual mid-decade redistricting efforts.
Texas lawmakers appear to have turned a new leaf on a previously failed effort to ban THC, with the Texas House now introducing legislation identical to a Senate proposal cracking down on THC in the state.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas House redistricting committee’s Houston hearing draws criticism over absence of mapsDemocratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review. Chair Cody Vasut said follow-up public hearings will be scheduled once maps are filed.
Redistricting usually happens after the census count or in response to a court ruling. Texas' gerrymandering move and similar ones considered in other states may have far-reaching effects.
With the Texas Legislature's special session now underway, discussions will soon begin over one of the most controversial agenda items. The Texas House of Representatives' Select Committee on Redistricting will hold its first hearing on the potential Congressional redistricting of the state next Monday in Arlington.
The Texas House’s roll-call votes during this year’s regular legislative session allow us to once again rank the chambers’s members from the conservative to liberal ends of the House’s ...
Texas’ elected officials, including Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the state House speaker, Dustin Burrows, can fall in line with the president or not; they can place party loyalty above Texas voters or do the right thing. It is their choice — they don’t have to be complicit.