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Texas Democrats end nearly two week walkout to prevent vote on bill to redraw voting maps

The Democrats announced they will return as long as Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map proposal.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate Democrats walk out over GOP redistricting bill

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

KERA News · 1d

Majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walk out ahead of chamber's vote on redistricting bill

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's Democrats walked out to protest the same Republican-backed plan to redraw the state's congressional districts that prompted the House quorum break earlier this month.

Texas Dems to return

Click2Houston · 2h

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle” against the GOP’s map.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas Dems to return after Abbott ends session that included redistricting: Sources

Those plans could change, the source noted, if Republicans go back on their word to begin a second special session on Friday. In a news release on Tuesday that did not share specific plans, House Democrats proclaimed victory,

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Texas Republicans plan for another special session for redistricting starting next week

The Texas GOP plans to call another special legislative session to discuss redistricting measures favoring Republicans on Friday, forcing Democrats to decide whether to continue to fight the policy from afar or resolve differences in the state.

Texas lawmakers pumped a 'historic' $8.5B into schools. Here’s why your district might still see cuts

Just as that money begins to flow, some of the state’s 1,200 school districts are still planning to tighten their belts by ...

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Fact Check: New Texas law will make it easier to suspend homeless students

Starting in September 2025, Texas will begin suspending homeless students. Texas lawmakers overturned a law that banned the ...

What a second special session could mean for Texas redistricting, flood relief

If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they ...

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Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills

Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that ...

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Texas Senate passes bill to protect sex trafficking victims from certain charges

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

Odessa American7h

Bill protecting sex trafficking victims from some criminal charges passes Senate

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Senate approves bill swapping STAAR exam for three shorter tests

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott would pick new leadership for Harris County flood-control district under Texas bill

State Rep. Dennis Paul filed a bill to pull the county's flood control district under a board appointed mainly by Texas Gov.

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