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August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn gets approval for FBI to help find 'runaway Texas House Democrats'
Texas, got approval for the FBI to help Texas law enforcement locate state legislators who have fled the state to prevent a ...
FBI joins redistricting drama: What Texas leaders are demanding now
The FBI is now helping Texas leaders locate Democratic lawmakers who fled the state amid an escalating redistricting standoff ...
A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...
What Supreme Court Justices Said About Gerrymandering
The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...
As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow
The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year.
Why Texas could face greater legal hurdles than California in redistricting fight
The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the ...
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Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state
The attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to leave ...