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Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.

NBC News on MSN · 14h

Texas redistricting clash becomes another stage in the GOP's big Senate primary fight

Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have been competing to show that they’re supporting Trump and fighting Democrats.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Senator Cornyn Says FBI Will Help Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistricting Vote

The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

Democrats, Texas and Paxton

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

Paxton Sues Beto O'Rourke, Democratic Lawmakers In Escalation Over Texas Legislature Walkout

The Texas House of Representatives has again failed to meet a quorum as Democrats continue their walkout to block a vote on congressional voting maps sought by President Donald Trump.

CNN · 1d

Texas AG sues to remove Democratic lawmakers who remain absent from legislature

The Texas House again failed to reach a quorum today as Democrats continue their standoff in their bid to block Republicans’ redistricting efforts. Follow for live updates.

USA Today · 22h

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment of their offices.

Texas, Congressional

CBS News · 20h

North Texas congressman reacts to congressional maps, how it would affect his district

Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey discusses the fight over Congressional maps in Texas. His is among those that would change under the proposed maps. He also tells Jack Fink what his plans are moving forward.

Yahoo · 1d

Texas redistricting: Congressional map clears Texas Senate committee

While the Democrats' quorum break is now in its fourth day, Republican state senators attempted to make a political end run around the walkout with Senate Bill 4.

KDFW · 1d

Legislative showdown as Texas committee votes new map

The Texas Senate redistricting committee has approved the Republican-proposed congressional map on a party-line vote. The full Senate is expected to vote on the map as early as next week.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton

The annual summer break is a critical window for Texas’ senior senator, whose allies are blitzing the airwaves with ads ...

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Texas Democrats embrace Newsom’s redistricting rebuttal as California draws new map

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Texas Democrats jointly promoted California’s plan to redraw congressional lines and offset a ...

The Bulwark18m

Colin Allred on How Democrats Can Win in Texas

Colin Allred joins Lauren Egan to talk about the Texas redistricting fight, his 2026 Senate campaign with potential rivals Beto O'Rourke and James Talarico with lessons from his race against Ted Cruz, ...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN2h

'Free the plant Dan': Texas Republican DA smokes weed on TikTok to battle THC ban

District Attorney Sarah Stogner lit a joint on TikTok earlier this week in an effort to bring attention to the looming special session item; a near carbon-copy of the ban vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott at ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

Texas Senate OKs stricter limits on city, county property tax revenue

The proposal would put tighter limits on how much property tax revenue cities and counties of a certain size can collect each ...

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Texas Senate committee to consider bill restricting transgender bathroom access in schools and government buildings

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet on Monday to consider SB 7, mandating the bathrooms transgender people ...

El Paso Chamber urging Texas Legislature to keep Fort Bliss, airport in District 16

The El Paso Chamber sent a letter to lawmakers urging them not to move key El Paso assets out of U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar's ...

Bill to throw out STAAR test moves to the Texas Senate Floor

Senate and House Bill 8 aims to give standardized testing a new look, throwing out the STAAR test and bringing in three ...