The Latest Breaking News from Texas

District maps must be redrawn every 10 years

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to "locate, arrest and return" Democratic state representatives who left Austin to break quorum and block a mid-cycle congressional map that could hand Republicans five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

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California Democrats are weighing new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts

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Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face financial and political risk in their bid to block the GOP plan.

Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats leave state to block redrawn congressional map.

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Civil warrant move came in response to Democrats fleeing Lone Star for Illinois and elsewhere to prevent a quorum for partisan GOP push to redraw Texas congressional map

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.