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Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor

The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk

Republican lawmakers pushed the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.

Texas, Republicans and redistricting

CBS News · 1d

Texas Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of racism during redistricting debate

Under the newly drawn maps, Republicans will likely increase the number of seats in Texas from 25 to 30, and Democrats will see their number of seats drop from 13 to eight. Lawmakers from both parties blamed each other for using race.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Texas Republicans have one last hurdle in redistricting war ahead of midterm elections

The Texas Senate expected to vote Friday to send the GOP majority's gerrymander to the governor's desk for approval.

Yahoo · 1d

Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight

Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump.

Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map after Dems ended walkout

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar ...

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GOP power grab puts voting rights advocates in a bind

Good government advocates are stuck in a bind, as Republicans in Texas push to squeeze five more Republican seats out of ...

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Texas, Indiana Democrats Take Voting Rights Fight to Chicago

With the carved image of Martin Luther King Jr. as their backdrop, state House Democrats from Indiana and Texas, in a show of ...

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Dems prepare Texas Supreme Court challenge as GOP redistricting vote looms

The potential court challenge would argue HB 4 amounts to unconstitutional gerrymandering, silencing minority and Democratic ...

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Texas Senate passes GOP voting and bail reform bills amid Texas House ...

While more than 50 Texas House Democrats continue pushing for national legislation on voting rights, their GOP senate counterparts defended the voting bills that have attracted national ...

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