Politics Aug 23 Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor Republicans.
Politics Aug 22 WATCH: Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado said on social media that she plans to speak well into Friday evening to block the map from final passage.
Politics Aug 07 Trump wants to change how the Census Bureau collects data President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change how the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude immigrants in the United States illegally.
Politics Aug 04 WATCH: Texas Democrats delay redistricting vote by leaving the state The Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum of lawmakers required to do business.
Politics Aug 04 Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting The dramatic move Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties. Democrats have cast the decision to leave the state as a last-ditch effort to stop Republicans from pushing through a rare mid-decade redrawing of the congressional map.
Politics Aug 03 Texas Democrats leave the state in effort block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action.
Politics Jul 30 Texas Republicans push new congressional map creating more GOP seats Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026.
Politics Jul 17 WATCH: House Republicans hold press briefing after passage of cryptocurrency bills The House has passed three bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”…
Politics Jul 02 House Republicans sprint towards final vote on Trump's tax and spending bill, daring critics to oppose Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on Trump's tax and spending cuts package — determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy…
Politics Jun 30 Senate begins debating amendments to Trump's 'big, beautiful' spending bill The White House says it's counting on Republican lawmakers to "get the job done."…