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Texas, filibuster and the Senate

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.

CNN on MSN · 4h

Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. Senators began discussing the redistricting bill Friday,

Austin American-Statesman · 6h

Senate Democrat plans to filibuster ahead of final Texas redistricting vote

State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston said she planned to hold the floor as long as possible ahead of a final vote.

Greg Abbott, Texas legislature

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3h

Texas Republicans are proposing stiff new penalties for quorum breakers after redistricting delay

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for legal penalties for lawmakers who impede action in the Legislature after Texas House Democrats blocked a vote on GOP redistricting for two weeks.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2d

Gov. Greg Abbott asks for new penalties for lawmakers who flee to halt legislative sessions

The governor announced he was expanding his special session agenda shortly after the Texas House passed a congressional map that Democrats had delayed by leaving the state.

Yahoo · 1d

Abbott adds new legislation to second special session, including punishing awol legislators

After the Texas House passed a Congressional redistricting bill Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he was adding new legislation to the call for the second special legislative session.

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Abbott scores big win in redistricting battle as Texas Democrats' blockade collapses

While Gov. Greg Abbott blasted through a Democratic blockade and advanced a new congressional map, California Gov. Gavin ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN6h

Watch live: Texas Senate takes up GOP congressional map, last stop before Abbott’s desk

Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to ...

FOX 26 Houston on MSN2h

Texas Senate redistricting debate intensifies; Houston senator plans to filibuster vote

The fight over congressional redistricting is heating up in the Texas Senate, where lawmakers are expected to vote on a new ...

10hon MSN

Texas Senate set to vote on GOP redistricting plan that sparked weeks-long House standoff

The Texas Senate is reconvening Friday morning to take up a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal ...

Texas Redistricting Map Clears Legislature, Heads To Abbott

Texas lawmakers approved a redistricting map giving Republicans five more U.S. House seats, shifting the delegation to 30–7. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign.

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What to know about the legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his ...

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NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...

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