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Texas GOP Set to Pass Gerrymandered Map Despite Protests

Texas Republicans are likely to clear a key hurdle in their bid to pass sweeping redistricting plans in the state on ...

Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police ...

Opening of new migrant detention center in Texas met with protests

Texas' Camp East Montana, the latest and largest of the migrant detention centers being opened across the country, is being ...
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UT System nixes faculty senates, approves restrictions on campus protests

The changes are in response to new state laws seeking to limit faculty’s influence and put guardrails on campus demonstrations.

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

Texas’ Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats

The maps need to be approved by the GOP-controlled state Senate and signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott before they become official.