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Texas Senate Democrats walk out over GOP redistricting bill

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

Fox News on MSN · 1h

Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions “inspiring."

The Washington Post on MSN · 14h

For Texas Democrats, fleeing to fight redistricting comes at a personal cost

The lawmakers have faced bomb threats, separation from their families and loss of income — as Republicans threaten another special session to push redistricting.

Texas legal battles over redistricting swell

The Baltimore Sun · 6h

What a second special session could mean for Texas redistricting, flood relief

If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they plan to call another session immediately. Political expertssaid

USA Today · 1d

Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as redistricting fight stalls in Texas House

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling a second special session after House Democrats stall GOP redistricting plans despite narrow passage by the Texas Senate.

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

Texas legal battles over redistricting swell; second special session set

Abbott has the proclamations in place for the second special session. Burrows also said that, in addition to the existing measures against the absent lawmakers, the state plans to charge them for the Texas DPS search,

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Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

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New Texas law will make it easier to suspend homeless students

The same claim appeared several times on X. On Facebook, an image with the text "TEXAS WILL START SUSPENDING STUDENTS WHO ARE ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Texas Senate approves bill swapping STAAR exam for three shorter tests

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

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Texas Senate passes bill to protect sex trafficking victims from certain charges

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

Texas House panel hears hours of testimony on bill that would ban consumable THC products

Law enforcement officials say the hemp industry is not adequately regulated and the stores selling the products pose a risk ...

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Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills

Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN12d

Texas Senate passes bill to ban THC — again

The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as ...

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Majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walk out ahead of chamber's vote on redistricting bill

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's ...

Texas House Bill 6 could reshape classroom discipline guidelines statewide

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new house bill aims to change how school districts across Texas handle discipline in the classroom. Corpus Christi ISD Director for Student Services Ron Kanipes said the goal ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott would pick new leadership for Harris County flood-control district under Texas bill

State Rep. Dennis Paul filed a bill to pull the county's flood control district under a board appointed mainly by Texas Gov.

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