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House Bill 4, the redistricting legislation, is the only item on the lawmakers' agenda when they reconvene on Wednesday.
The Texas House is set to vote on House Bill 4, which would implement new districts for Texas U.S. House members in favor of Republicans.
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First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall with Texas GOP poised for vote on maps
Texas Democratic state lawmakers delayed the vote by fleeing the state, but enough returned this week for the body to reconvene.
The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
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Raw Story on MSN'Not based on law': Texas GOP's 'critical' admission about redistricting stuns expert
An elections expert said on Sunday that the Texas Republican Party made a "critical" admission about their redistricting efforts, which could cause their efforts to backfire. For the last month, the Texas GOP has tried to pass a new election map that would eliminate five Democrat-controlled seats.