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Can lawmakers legally flee the state? Here’s what we know about Texas law on quorum-breaking
Is the Democrats’ decision to break quorum illegal? No, it's not. But they could still be detained by state troopers in ...
Texas redistricting: Latino voters could be key in Republican effort to pick up seats
Mike Madrid, a Republican political operative who wrote a book on Latino voters and co-founded the anti-Trump Lincoln Project ...
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The Texas redistricting battle and its impact on next year’s midterms
Texas lawmakers are revisiting their congressional maps in a rare mid-decade review to redraw their lines in favor of ...
CNN data guru rips Dems over strategy in Texas: ‘They’re playing Little League!’
President Donald Trump urged Texas earlier this month to help the Republican Party by aiming to flip five seats in the Lone ...
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, ...
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'A gamble': How Texas GOP 'madness' is putting its own party at risk
Texas Republicans’ latest push to cement their dominance could work against them if Trump keeps turning off Texas voters, ...
Firefighter union President Marty Lancton might run for Harris County judge as Republican, docs hint
Firefighter-turned-union-leader Patrick “Marty” Lancton appears to have his eyes set on Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's ...