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Kai Trump, the 18-year-old student and golfer, ate at Terry Black’s BBQ, shopped for jewelry and watched a Dallas Wings game.
Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) is getting national attention for speaking out against a Texas bill that would mandate putting the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Talarico joins Katy Tur to discuss the special legislative session going on right now regarding the deadly flooding and President Trump's attempt to redistrict Texas.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTrump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warnMoves to end bond for migrants and fire dozens of immigration judges deprive undocumented detainees of due process and may keep them in overcrowded centers longer, experts say.
A Texas Democrat is renewing his call to impeach President Donald Trump, likening his crusade against Trump to "one million Davids" fighting Goliath.
Now, two decades later, the strategy is back. Analysts say the current redistricting plan could give Republicans control of 80% of Texas’ 38 congressional seats.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP seats through a rare mid-decade redistricting.
President Trump is pushing Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Republicans to redraw the state's congressional maps in favor of the GOP. Former Rep. Collin Allred (D-TX), who is running for U.S. Senate, joins Katy Tur to share his reaction and to discuss the Texas legislature holding a special session to address the deadly flooding.
The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future natural disasters, a decision that could come under fire as the White House