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Texas House redistricting committee’s Houston hearing draws criticism over absence of maps

Democratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review.

Calif., Illinois may fight new Texas congressional maps with their own

As the Texas Legislature plans to redraw congressional maps, the governors of California and Illinois may devise new borders ...
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East Texas lawmaker says new congressional maps will be legal, represent Texas values

An East Texas lawmaker with a role in congressional redistricting says committee members will hear concerns raised by the ...

AG Paxton responds to DOJ: Texas did not pass race-based maps

In a letter, the Texas Attorney General wrote 2021 district maps were race-blind. However, he supports a redraw for legal and ...
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"It's unfair': Texas redistricting hearings spark backlash as lawmakers proceed without showing maps

"It feels very underhanded and hidden," one person said. The people who represent you in Congress could change soon, but ...
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Newsom ramps up California redistricting threat as Texas weighs new Republican maps

As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is ...

Mid-decade congressional redistricting in Texas: What to know and how it works

The Texas House Redistricting Committee held a public hearing in Arlington on Jan. 22, 2020, to see what people want to see ...

Texas lawmakers begin review of catastrophic floods that killed at least 136

The catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country and a partisan redrawing of U.S. House maps, aimed at giving Republicans ...