texas gop - Search News

News

Texas, GOP and Democrats

Texas Democrats face deadline to return or face GOP expulsion lawsuit

A brawl over redrawing congressional lines in Texas has set off a nationwide political clash. Inside the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton and fellow Republicans have said Democrats must return by Friday.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Texas Democrats fleeing to block GOP map echoes 1924 in Rhode Island

Legislators of one political party crossing state lines to avoid arrest happened here in Rhode Island 101 years ago – only it was Republicans who fled to Massachusetts that time.

NBC News · 1d

Texas lawmaker urges blue states to draw maps that are '100% Democratic'

Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to call on blue state leaders to redistrict their congressional maps in Democrats’ favor as she and her colleagues battle Texas Republicans over their redrawn map.

Texas redistricting standoff escalates

NBC News on MSN · 41m

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said they won't be able to wait out the redistricting push.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus. Abbott argued that Wu has "forfeited" his office by fleeing the state along with other Democratic lawmakers to prevent the quorum necessary for Texas House to vote on enacting the new GOP-proposed congressional map -- with Republican control of the U.

CBS News · 6h

Texas redistricting standoff escalates as Democrats head to California, face lawsuit and arrest warr

Texas House Democrats, who fled the state to block a GOP-led redistricting plan, are now heading to California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to host them. Meanwhile, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has filed a lawsuit in Illinois to enforce arrest warrants against the lawmakers.

Texas, Republicans and House

CNN on MSN · 1h

Republicans are going outside of Texas to try to redraw more US House seats

National Republicans are ramping up their efforts to squeeze out more GOP-friendly congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections outside of the five seats they hope to gain in Texas.

USA TODAY · 2d

See how Texas redistricting maps could gain Trump more Republican seats in the House

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could give him what he wants.

The New York Times · 1d

Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

1hon MSN

GOP's Texas map has Austin residents sharing district with rural Texans 300 miles away

The proposed map chops up Central Texas' 37th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett, will be consumed by four neighboring districts, three of which ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

15hon MSN

GOP Rep. Mocks Party's Hypocrisy Over Texas Gerrymandering Chaos

Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) pointed out that members of Congress skipped town before the Epstein files could come up for a vote.

1don MSN

Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word," not fleeing

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday.

1don MSN

‘RiggedDistricting’: Lawmakers from Texas, nationwide, warn of GOP attack on voting rights

In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...

2don MSN

Obama Slams Texas GOP's Gerrymandering Plot As 'Power Grab'

Two prominent Democratic governors also warned they were ready to trigger redistricting in their states if Texas' off-cycle ...

1hon MSN

The Texas redistricting showdown reaches a critical moment

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...

12hon MSN

Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results