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Democratic state senator vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning ...

Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

Texas Democrats are preparing their final show of resistance against a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional map.

Texas Democrats Stay in State Capitol to Protest Mandatory Monitoring

Rep. Nicole Collier is one of dozens of Democrats who fled Texas earlier this month to block a vote on a Trump-backed ...
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Democrats wanted someone to ‘punch back.’ They got him when California Gov. Newsom took on Texas

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online ...

Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting

The move will allow Republicans to move forward with their plan to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm ...

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

National poll: Majority of Democrats back California’s effort to counter Texas despite claims of hating gerrymandering

Democratic voters loathe partisan redistricting, but support California doing it to counter Texas, according to a new ...

Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police ...