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Texas megadonor Alex Fairly will fund legal bid to keep GOP lawmakers on the primary ballot

The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ...

Republican Party of Texas wants to expand redistricting to Texas House

Chairman Abraham George recently traveled to Illinois to join Republicans there in denouncing Texas Democrats.

Texas Democrats poised to end standoff: 5 things to know

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan have signaled they’re ready to return to the Lone Star State in the coming days. The Texas state legislature ...
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Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.

What states are doing in the battle over congressional maps as Texas pursues plan President Donald Trump sought

A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps in the middle of the decade to secure five more GOP seats in the ...

Gavin Newsom announces ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS’ in redistricting showdown with Trump, Texas GOP

Gov. Gavin Newsom is advocating for California to redraw its congressional districts and offset a similar GOP-led effort in ...
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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left ...

Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...