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Senate Democrat plans to filibuster ahead of final Texas redistricting vote

State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston said she planned to hold the floor as long as possible ahead of a final vote.

Texas Democrats face thousands in fines for breaking quorum

Legislators in Texas make $600 a month or $7,200 per year, plus a per diem of $221 for every day of a full session, including ...

AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance

Moves by Texas Republicans and California Democrats to redraw their U.S. House districts could disrupt a rare partisan ...

Texas Senate debates redistricting bill, is expected to pass it easily

The Texas Senate on Friday began debating a bill that redraws the state's congressional maps at the behest of President ...

Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House ...

Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — California has landed its counterpunch. The national tug-of-war over redistricting and voters in the ...

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.
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Texas Democrats' plot to stall redistricting until Epstein files released fails

A plan by Texas House Democrats to block a Republican redistricting effort until the complete release of the Jeffrey Epstein ...