Parents of young girls who died in last month's flooding in the Texas Hill Country are in Austin this Wednesday to testify about proposed flood safety legislation for camps and campgrounds.Wednesday's hearing is the first time parents of the victims are speaking to the Legislature publicly.

A Texas House committee again approved a new congressional map Monday, aiming to create five new Republican districts ahead of the 2026 election.

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks.

The Trump-backed effort to redraw Texas’ maps has stalled since August 3, when more than 50 Democratic lawmakers left the state to block a quorum and halt a special legislative session.

Texas is the third state where recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools have been blocked by a court.

One pastor plaintiff, Griff Martin, said displaying the Ten Commandments was “un-American and un-Baptist” since it violated the bedrock principle of his family’s Baptist heritage.

Hunter noted that three public hearings were held during the first special session, though he added that hearings were not required.

The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new wi...

While Republicans still hold the majority, Democrats say their walkout was a win, drawing national attention and derailing the first special session.