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Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that might also redraw their maps.

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Democratic state senator vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning districts, part of a Trump-backed strategy to secure House control.

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Texas House Democrats fined $9,000 each for breaking quorum to block GOP redistricting

According to a copy of the letter posted on X by state Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, the total fine is $9,345.25. A spokesman for the House Democratic Caucus confirmed that all of the Democrats who remained absent received the letter.

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Was the Texas House Democrats’ quorum break worth the effort?

With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of ...

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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 ...

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Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

Texas lawmakers meet again Friday, when the Republican majority in the Senate could give final approval to their map.

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Watch live: Texas House takes up GOP congressional map delayed by Democrats’ walkout

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

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 ...

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National poll: Majority of Democrats back California’s effort to counter Texas despite claims of hating gerrymandering

Democratic voters loathe partisan redistricting, but support California doing it to counter Texas, according to a new ...

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