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GOP, Texas Senate and Abbott

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.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

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.

CBS News · 20d

Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional map.

Texas legislature, quorum

CBS News on MSN · 14h

New legislation would crack down on Texas lawmakers who raise money while absent from legislative sessions to break quorum

The caucus supports HB 18, SB 48 & HB 64, which say a legislator will vacate his or her office if they are absent for seven consecutive days without leave, and a Constitutional Amendment, HJR 10, to reduce quorum for the House and Senate from two-thirds to a simple majority.

The Dallas Morning News · 14h

Texas House panel considers bill banning lawmakers from fundraising during quorum break

Prosper, would ban any state lawmaker who does not have an excused absence from the Legislature from accepting

Texas Legislature may soon crack down on lawmakers intentionally absent from state sessions

The bill will make it against state law, going forward, for a state legislator to raise money while they are absent and breaking quorum. It also makes it illegal for them to seek reimbursement from the state for their travel expenses for transportation,

California, Redistricting and Indiana state lawmakers

WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington o… · 34m

Redistricting battles intensify in California, Texas and now Indiana

As redistricting efforts escalate, Indiana lawmakers are expected to meet with President Trump, California faces a lawsuit over its redistricting plan and Texas prepares to sign a new congressional map favoring Republicans.

President Trump turns to courts to stop California's redistricting effort

With less than three months before California's historic special election to re-draw the state's congressional map, President Trump and his Republican allies turned to the courts to stop the vote before it happens.

Republican lawmakers file suit over California redistricting effort

California Republican lawmakers and the Dhillon Law Group on Monday announced the filing of an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court that aims to block a special election on redistricting in the fall.

6don MSN

Texas GOP lawmakers poised to finalize Trump-backed map after Dem redistricting walkout ends

Texas Democrats ended their walkout and returned as Republicans advance a redistricting plan that would likely create five ...

Votebeat on MSN12h

Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes

Legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN11d

Texas megadonor Alex Fairly will fund legal bid to keep GOP lawmakers on the primary ballot

The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ...

20m

Texas House approves bill aimed to limit city, county property taxes

The legislation would further limit how much more in property tax revenue cities and counties can collect each year without voter approval.

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Indiana Republican state lawmakers set to visit the White House amid Trump redistricting push

A group of Republican legislators from Indiana are scheduled to visit the White House Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with ...

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